lavabo

Example Sentences

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Room 39, Mademoiselle, has always been the lavabo.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

All the other articles, too, were of silver: the lavabo basin, the bell, the thurible, the boat and spoon, and the cruets.

From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh

At mass, too, he would be served by none under the rank of an earl; and I heard that he would have a duke sometimes for his lavabo.

From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh