LAVATORY


Meaning of LAVATORY in English

/lav"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , n. , pl. lavatories .

1. a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.

2. a flush toilet; water closet.

3. a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing purposes; washbowl.

4. any place where washing is done.

[ 1325-75; ME lavatorie lavatorium washing-place, equiv. to L lava ( re ) to wash + -torium -TORY 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .