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laver

noun
/ˈlɑːvə/UK/ˈleɪvɚ/US/ˈleɪvə/UK

Etymology

From Middle English laver, lavre, lever, levre, laber (“a kind of water plant”), from Old English læfer, leber (“a rush (plant)”), a borrowing from Latin laver (“water plant”).

  1. derived from laver — “water plant”
  2. inherited from læfer
  3. inherited from laver

Definitions

  1. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.

  2. Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially

  3. Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. That which laves, particularly a washbasin.

      • Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell […]

    2. One who laves

      One who laves: a washer.

    3. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

    4. A village in Iran, known for its Kerman carpets.

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Derived

black laver, green laver, kelp laver, laverbread, laver slack, laver sloke, lettuce laver, northern pink laver, pale patch laver, purple laver, red laver, tough laver, winter laver

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA