ablutionary

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There were indeed some ablutionary gestures in the council.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was his Saturday and Sunday joy to bath Jean amid a score of crawly tin insects which he had provided for the child’s ablutionary entertainment, and it formed the climax of Jean’s blissful day.

From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec

Most seamen, especially those of foreign nationality, have seemingly a horror of water for ablutionary purposes, in contradistinction to landsmen.

From Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)

The bath-sponge was known to the Greeks at an early date, and Homer refers to it as being used for cleansing furniture, for expunging writing, and for ablutionary purposes.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Speaking of room with bath, Maw solved the ablutionary problem for herself the other day at Old Faithful Ranger Station.

From Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone by Hough, Emerson