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la·va·bo
(lə-vā′bō, -vä′-)n. pl. la·va·boes
1. often Lavabo The ceremonial washing of the hands and recitation from the Psalms by the celebrant before the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
2. A washbowl that is attached to a wall and filled from a water tank fastened above.
[From Latin lavābō, I shall wash (opening word of the recited portion of Psalm 26), first person future tense of lavāre, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]
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lavabo
(ləˈveɪbəʊ)n, pl -boes or -bos
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass
b. (as modifier): lavabo basin; lavabo towel.
2. (Furniture) another name for washbasin
3. (Roman Catholic Church) a trough for washing in a convent or monastery
[C19: from Latin: I shall wash, the opening of Psalm 26:6]
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la•va•bo
(ləˈveɪ boʊ, -ˈvɑ-)n., pl. -boes.
1.
a. the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the mass.
b. the passage recited at this time.
c. the small towel or basin used.
2. a stone basin or trough used for washing.
3. a washbowl with a spigot-equipped water tank above, both mounted on a wall: now often used for decoration.
[1855–60; < Latin lavābō: I shall wash]
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