ablutionary
Example Sentences
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There were indeed some ablutionary gestures in the council.
From Time Magazine Archive
The loch was a little too far from the house to be a convenient place of resort for ablutionary purposes.
From Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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
Like the other, he comes in priestly and ablutionary office.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul
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)
