lavatory
11lavatory — UK [ˈlævətrɪ] / US [ˈlævəˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms lavatory : singular lavatory plural lavatories 1) formal a toilet 2) mainly American a room with a toilet and a sink, especially on a plane …
12lavatory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English lavatorie, from Medieval Latin lavatorium, from Latin lavare to wash more at lye Date: 14th century 1. a vessel (as a basin) for washing; especially a fixed bowl or basin with running water and… …
13lavatory — [14] The notion of ‘washing’ was represented in prehistoric Indo European by *lou , which produced Greek loúein ‘wash’, English lather, and Latin lavāre ‘wash’. This last has been a fruitful source of English words, not all of them as obvious as… …
14lavatory — a room set aside for urination and defecation Originally, a place for washing in, and then the place where you went to wash: Remember that our lavatory is a euphemism. (E. Waugh, 1956 and I use it to define others) …
15lavatory — [14] The notion of ‘washing’ was represented in prehistoric Indo European by *lou , which produced Greek loúein ‘wash’, English lather, and Latin lavāre ‘wash’. This last has been a fruitful source of English words, not all of them as obvious as… …
16lavatory — n. (pl. ies) 1 a large receptacle for urine and faeces, usu. with running water and a flush mechanism as a means of disposal. 2 a room or compartment containing one or more of these. Phrases and idioms: lavatory paper = toilet paper. Etymology:… …
17Lavatory Love Machine — est le troisième single officiel du groupe de power metal allemand Edguy. La chanson est le deuxième extrait de l album Hellfire Club après le King of fools(EP). Le single a été publié le 21 juin 2004. Une partie de ce single (à part de la… …
18lavatory paper — noun Toilet paper • • • Main Entry: ↑lavatory * * * noun [noncount] Brit : ↑toilet paper …
19Lavatory Love Machine — Infobox Single Name = Lavatory Love Machine Format = Single Artist = Edguy Released = June 14, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock, Power metal Length = 16:47 Label = Nuclear Blast Records Producer = Reviews = | Last single = Painting on the Wall… …
20lavatory paper — N UNCOUNT Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body. [BRIT, FORMAL] Syn: toilet paper (in AM, use toilet paper) …
