The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . ing of or resembling lava; {la-vashon), H. [= OF. Itmicioii = =lt. ltu-aziom,< L. l(ir(tiiv{ii-), a bath,<lavarc, wash: see teieS.] A washing or cleans-ing. Such filthy stufle was by loose lewd varlets sung before lavej* (lav), «.herlBerecynthiasJchareton the solemne dayof heriaco ^- -??? —tion. Haketi-iU, Apology, IV. i. § 7. Opposite to these are placed the appurtenances of lavalion, richly wrought in frosted silver. Carhjle, Sar


The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . ing of or resembling lava; {la-vashon), H. [= OF. Itmicioii = =lt. ltu-aziom,< L. l(ir(tiiv{ii-), a bath,<lavarc, wash: see teieS.] A washing or cleans-ing. Such filthy stufle was by loose lewd varlets sung before lavej* (lav), «.herlBerecynthiasJchareton the solemne dayof heriaco ^- -??? —tion. Haketi-iU, Apology, IV. i. § 7. Opposite to these are placed the appurtenances of lavalion, richly wrought in frosted silver. Carhjle, Sartor Resartus, p. 197, Im-endula, lavender: see Uivcn- j ^ ^ (lava-to-ri), a. and n. [I. a. ,,,n,n^ if 4,°ytoW«.,a^^«r«tor,aclothes-wash- er, < lacare, pp. lavalus, wash: see tai-e-^. II. ; ME. lavatory = F. lavatoire = Sp. Pg. laia-Uirio = It. lavutojo, < LL. lavutoriiim, a placefor bathing, *larutoriiis: see I.] I. , or cleansing by washing. II. «?; pl- lavatories (-riz). 1. A room orplace for washing, or where anything is washed. lavender 2. To serve for washing or bathing; wash orflow as against something. But, as I rose out of the laving stream,Heaven opend her eternal doors. iiaton, P. R., i. waters blue that round you lave. Byron. [< ME. lave, laif, lafe, < AS. Idf(= OS. leha = OFries. lava = OHG. leiba, leipa,MHG. leihe = Icel. leif, pi. Icifar = Dan. lev(frequent in local names: Haders^cc, Snolde-lijv, etc.) = Goth, laiba), what is left, < *Ufan,remain: see leave^.] What is left; the re-mainder; the rest. [Scotch.] We had better lose ane than lose a the lave. Archie of CaJidd (fhilds Ballads, VI. 93). Weel pleased to think her bairns respected like the , Cottars Saturday Night lave-eared (laverd), o. Long-eared; flap-eared. [Prov. Eng.] sprinkling. Jer. Taylor, Works ( We landed at a floating lavatory, where the were still beating the clothes. B. L. Stevenson, Inland Voyage, p. 201. 2.


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