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Definition of Lavatory
1. Noun. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets.
Specialized synonyms: Head, Comfort Station, Convenience, Public Convenience, Public Lavatory, Public Toilet, Restroom, Toilet Facility, Wash Room, Washroom, Closet, Loo, W.c., Water Closet
Generic synonyms: Room
Terms within: Can, Commode, Crapper, Pot, Potty, Stool, Throne, Toilet
2. Noun. A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face. "He ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
3. Noun. A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it.
Terms within: Pull Chain
Generic synonyms: Can, Commode, Crapper, Pot, Potty, Stool, Throne, Toilet
Definition of Lavatory
1. a. Washing, or cleansing by washing.
2. n. A place for washing.
Definition of Lavatory
1. Noun. A bathroom; a washroom; a room containing a toilet. ¹
2. Noun. A facility for washing hands; a basin. ¹
3. Noun. (U.K.) A toilet, a water closet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lavatory
1. a room equipped with washing and toilet facilities [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Lavatory
1. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavatory
Literary usage of Lavatory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1901)
"The three bays beyond the lavatory were blank. In the second bay was a doorway,
of which the west jamb only remained, and beyond this the wall had been ..."
2. Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England from Edward I. to Richard II. by John Henry Parker (1853)
"It was sometimes a separate structure in the court-yard, probably over the well,
and synonymous with the conduit, as " the round lavatory in the king's ..."
3. The Water Supply, Sewerage and Plumbing of Modern City Buildings by William Paul Gerhard (1909)
"All lavatory auxiliaries such as towel racks, soap cups, glass shelves, swivel
mirrors, ... A view of a complete Riker lavatory is shown in Fig. ..."
4. The Water Supply, Sewerage and Plumbing of Modern City Buildings by William Paul Gerhard (1909)
"All lavatory auxiliaries such as towel racks, soap cups, glass shelves, swivel
mirrors, ... A view of a complete Riker lavatory is shown in Fig. 74. ..."
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