Index of English words, starting with "la"

(1) - Lavatory (n.) A place where gold is obtained by washing.
(2) - Lavatory (n.) A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
(3) - Lavatory (n.) A basin or other vessel for washing in.
(4) - Lavatory (n.) A place for washing.
(5) - Lavatory (a.) Washing, or cleansing by washing.

(1) - Lave (n.) The remainder; others.
(2) - Lave (v. t.) To lade, dip, or pour out.
(3) - Lave (v. i.) To bathe; to wash one's self.
(4) - Lave (v. t.) To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.

(1) - Lavement (n.) A washing or bathing; also, a clyster.

(1) - Lavender (n.) The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac.
(2) - Lavender (n.) 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.

(1) - Laver (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.
(2) - Laver (n.) One who laves; a washer.
(3) - Laver (n.) That which washes or cleanses.
(4) - Laver (n.) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
(5) - Laver (n.) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
(6) - Laver (n.) A vessel for washing; a large basin.