Laver
Laver (lā"vẽr) , noun
[Old English lavour, French lavoir, Latin lavatorium a washing place. See Lavatory.]
1.
A vessel for washing; a large basin.
2.
(a) (Scripture Hist.) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
(b)
(Scripture Hist.) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
3.
That which washes or cleanses. — J. H. Newman
Laver , noun
[From Lave to wash.]
One who laves; a washer. [Obsolete]
Laver (lā"vẽr) , noun
The fronds of certain marine alga used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima; purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and Porphyra vulgaris. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan.
Collocations (1)
Mountain laver (Botany) , a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus Palmella, found on the sides of mountains