- A vessel for washing; a large basin. - A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish
tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet. - One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the
offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed. - That which washes or cleanses. - One who laves; a washer. - The fronds of certain marine algae used as food, and for
making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima;
purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and P. vulgaris. It is prepared by
stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various
condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan.
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