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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lavatory  \Lav"a*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {Lavatories}.  [L.  lavatorium: 
  cf  lavatoire  See  {Lave}  to  wash,  and  cf  {Laver}.] 
  1.  A  place  for  washing. 
 
  2.  A  basin  or  other  vessel  for  washing  in 
 
  3.  A  wash  or  lotion  for  a  diseased  part 
 
  4.  A  place  where  gold  is  obtained  by  washing. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lavatory  \Lav"a*to*ry\,  a. 
  Washing,  or  cleansing  by  washing. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lavatory 
  n  1:  a  room  equipped  with  washing  and  toilet  facilities  [syn:  {toilet}, 
  {lav},  {can},  {facility},  {john},  {privy},  {bathroom}] 
  2:  a  bathroom  or  lavatory  sink  that  is  permanently  installed 
  and  supplied  with  water  [syn:  {washbasin},  {washbowl},  {washstand}] 
  3:  a  toilet  that  is  cleaned  of  waste  by  the  flow  of  water 
  through  it  [syn:  {flush  toilet}] 




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