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Webster 1913 Edition

Laver

Lav′er

(lā′vẽr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
lavour
, F.
lavoir
, L.
lavatorium
a washing place. See
Lavatory
.]
1.
A vessel for washing; a large basin.
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.
3.
That which washes or cleanses.
J. H. Newman.

Lav′er

,
Noun.
[From
Lave
to wash.]
One who laves; a washer.
[Obs.]

La′ver

(lā′vẽr)
,
Noun.
The fronds of certain marine algæ 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
.
Mountain laver
(Bot.)
,
a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus
Palmella
, found on the sides of mountains

Webster 1828 Edition

Laver

LA'VER

,
Noun.
A vessel for washing; a large basin; in scripture history, a basin placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle, where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet and the entrails of victims.

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