v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Laved p. pr. & vb. n. Laving. ] [ F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Ablution, Deluge, Lavender, Lava, Lotion. ] To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. [ 1913 Webster ]

His feet the foremost breakers lave. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. lāf the remainder, what is left. √119. See Leave. ] The remainder; others. [ Scot. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. laven. See Lavish. ] To lade, dip, or pour out. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To bathe; to wash one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. W. llaf that extends round, llipa flaccid, flapping, G. lapp flabby, lappohr flap ear. ] Having large, pendent ears. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ D. laveren. ] (Naut.) To beat against the wind; to tack. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. lavement, fr. laver to wash. ] A washing or bathing; also, an enema. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It. lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in bathing and washing. See Lave. to wash, and cf. Lavender. ] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (Lavandula vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (Lavandula Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and more delicate than lilac. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lavender cotton (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub (Santolina Chamæcyparissus) of the Mediterranean region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called ground cypress. --
Lavender water, a perfume, toilet water, or shaving lotion containing the essential oil of lavender, and sometimes the essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. --
Sea lavender. (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary. --
To lay in lavender. (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender. (b) To pawn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ From Lave to wash. ] One who laves; a washer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. lavour, F. lavoir, L. lavatorium a washing place. See Lavatory. ] 1. A vessel for washing; a large basin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Script. Hist.) (a) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet. (b) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which washes or cleanses. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]