- A vessel for washing; a large basin. - A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish
tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet. - One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the
offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed. - That which washes or cleanses. - One who laves; a washer. - The fronds of certain marine algae used as food, and for
making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima;
purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and P. vulgaris. It is prepared by
stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various
condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan.
- Toilet - Washing, or cleansing by washing. - A place for washing. - A basin or other vessel for washing in. - A wash or lotion for a diseased part. - A place where gold is obtained by washing.
- Mississippi vessel - Old ship - Paddle wheel craft - Particular ship - Type Of Boat Or Ship - Wetsuit; coal powered ship - A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.
- Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a
kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used
for removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel's
deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc.