lavabo
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Room 39, Mademoiselle, has always been the lavabo.
From Time Magazine Archive
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We had six massive silver candlesticks on the altar, besides those at the sides for the Elevation; the cruets were of silver also, as were the basin for the lavabo, the bell, and the thurible.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
The half-dozen guests and frequenters filled for a moment the little hall, some waiting to wash their hands at the primitive lavabo by the foot of the stairs.
From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec
The other reliefs are Donatello's too; but the lavabo in the inner sacristy is Verrocchio's, and Verrocchio's tomb of Piero can never be overlooked even amid such a wealth of the greater master's work.
From A Wanderer in Florence by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
Also a pretty, early Renaissance lavabo in Istrian stone.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.