Lave

lav, v. [laved (lavd), laving.] To wash, bathe, — v. To wash one's self. [F. laver, L. lavare, Gr. louein alluvial, deluge, lotion.] — Lar ver, «. A ve el for washing. (Script. Hist.) A large brazen ve el in the tabernacle or temple, to hold the water in which the priests washed their hands and feet and the sacrificial animals. [OF. lavoir, a washing pool.] — Lavatory, lav'a-to-rT, a. Washing, or cleansing by washing. — n. A place for washing a wash or lotion for a diseased part place where gold obtained by washing. [F. lavatoire, L. lavatorium, working place of a lavator, washer.] — Laundry, lan'drT, ». A washing; place where clothes are washed and done up. — v. To wash and iron (clothes). [ME. lauendrye, fr. lauender, OF. lavendiere, LL. lavanderia, a washerwoman.]— Laun'derer, -der-er, n. A man who washes clothes. — Latin'dre , n. A washerwoman.— Lav'- ender, n. An aromatic plant which yields an oil used in medicine and perfumery. [F. lavande, lavender, lavanda, lavender, also a washing, — the plant — being used in washing, and to scent washed linen.] Lavender-color. The color of lavender flowers, — a grayish-blue. — Lava, la'va or la/va, n. Melted rock ejected by a volcano. and L. lavare.] Lavish, lav'ish, a- Expending profusely, exce ively, or foolishly; unrestrained; prodigal; extravagant.— v. [lavished (-isht), -ishing.] To bes to"w with profusion, expend prodigally, squander. [Fr. obs. E. lave, to pour out (water); not lave, to wash.] — Lav'ishly, adv. — Lav'ishment, n. State of being lavish; profuse expenditure. — Lav'ishne , n.