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

A hand bag with one good suit and ablutionary utensils, sir.

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

The ablutionary fluid is most difficult to be had in places where water is abundant.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870 by Various