lavour
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French laveoir, from Late Latin lavātōrium. Doublet of lavatorie.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlavour (plural lavours)
- A jug or pitcher; a container for pouring water.
- A basin or sink for washing one's hands in.
- (rare) A cream for washing one's skin.
Descendants
edit- English: laver
References
edit- “lāvǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-24.
Romansch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin labor, labōrem.
Noun
editlavour f (plural lavours)
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- enm:Containers
- enm:Hygiene
- Romansch terms inherited from Latin
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- Romansch nouns
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- Surmiran Romansch