lavation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lavatio, lavationem; compare Old French lavation. Doublet of lotion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lavation (countable and uncountable, plural lavations)

(obsolete) washing or cleansing.

References

“lavation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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