a large basin of water used by the priests for ritual ablutions
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la•ver1
(lā′vər),USA pronunciation n.
la•ver2 (lā′vər),USA pronunciation n.
- Judaism[Old Testament.]a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Religion[Eccles.]the font or water of baptism.
- any spiritually cleansing agency.
- [Archaic.]
- a basin, bowl, or cistern to wash in.
- any bowl or pan for water.
- Late Latin lavātōrium lavatory
- Anglo-French lavour, Old French laveoir
- Middle English lavo(u)r 1300–50
la•ver2 (lā′vər),USA pronunciation n.
- any of several edible seaweeds, esp. of the genus Porphyra.
- Neo-Latin, special use of Latin laver a water plant
- 1605–15
- Biographical Rod(ney George), born 1938, Australian tennis player.
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Rod(ney) (George). born 1938, Australian tennis player: won eleven Grand Slam singles titles (1960–69), including all four in a single year twice (1962, 1969)