lavabo

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Noun

1. {{label|en|Christianity}} A [[ritual]] [[involving]] the [[wash]]ing of [[one]]'s [[hand]]s at a [[church]]'s [[offertory]] before [[handling]] the [[Eucharist]].
2. {{label|en|Christianity}} The [[small]] [[towel]] [[use]]d to [[dry]] the [[priest]]'s [[hand]]s [[follow]]ing the [[ritual]].
3. A [[washbasin]], ''[[particularly]]'' {{label|en|Christianity}} the [[one]] in a [[church]] [[use]]d in the [[ritual]].
4. {{label|en|architecture}} A [[trough]] [[use]]d for [[wash]]ing at [[some]] [[medieval]] [[monasteries]].
5. {{label|en|jocular|euphemism}} A [[lavatory]]: a [[room]] [[use]]d for [[urination]] and [[defecation]].

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