What is the meaning of Lavatory?

A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly:

  1. A laver: a washbasin.
  2. A bathtub.
  3. A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
  4. A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
  5. A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
  6. A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.

    A laver: a washbasin.

    A bathtub.

    A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.

    A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.

    A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.

    A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.

    Handwashing as an act, particularly

    1. The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
    2. The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.

    The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.

    The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.

    A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.

    A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.

    A room containing a toilet: a bathroom or WC .

    A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.

    A place to wash clothes: a laundry.

    A place where gold is panned.

    A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.

    Washing, or cleansing by washing.

    "lavatory, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1902), Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    public toilet

    Alternative form of lavatorie

    Source: wiktionary.org