"laver" Definition

Definitions for the word "laver" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A vessel for washing; a large basin.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
That which washes or cleanses.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
One who laves; a washer.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
Edible seaweed. [latin]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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