ablutionary

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There were indeed some ablutionary gestures in the council.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Furthermore, the filtration of water for ablutionary purposes is quite unnecessary.

From The Son of his Father by Cullum, Ridgwell

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

Upon one stood a basin, in which was water that had some time ago been used for the ablutionary purposes of someone sadly in need of a wash.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Newte, Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can)