Lave (lv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laved (lvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Laving.]
[F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. &?;. Cf. Ablution,
Deluge, Lavender, Lava, Lotion.] To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a
bruise.
His feet the foremost breakers lave.
Byron.
Lave, v. i. To bathe; to wash one's self.
In her chaste current oft the goddess laves.
Pope.
Lave, v. t. [OE. laven. See Lavish.] To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.]
Dryden.
Lave, n. [AS. lf the remainder, what is left. √119. See Leave.]
The remainder; others. [Scot.] Bp. Hall.
Lave"-eared` (?), a. [Cf. W. llaf that extends round, llipa flaccid,
flapping, G. lapp flabby, lappohr flap ear.] Having large, pendent
ears. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
La*veer" (?), v. i. [D. laveren.] (Naut.) To beat against the wind; to
tack. [Obs.] Dryden.
Lave"ment (?), n. [F. lavement, fr. laver to wash.] A washing or
bathing; also, a clyster.
Lav"en*der (?), n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a
washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So
called because it was used in bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash,
and cf. Lavender.] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula
(L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in
medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser
oil (oil of spike), used in the arts.
2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more
delicate than lilac.
Lavender cotton (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina
Chamæcyparissus) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a
vermifuge, etc., and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also
called ground cypress. -- Lavender water, a perfume composed of
alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and
essence of ambergris. -- Sea lavender. (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary. -- To
lay in lavender. (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.
(b) To pawn. [Obs.]
Lav"er (l"vr), n. [OE. lavour, F. lavoir, L. lavatorium a washing
place. See Lavatory.] 1. A vessel for washing; a large basin.
2. (Script. Hist.) (a) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the
Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and
feet. (b) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the
offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.