English Dictionary: lave | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for lave | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lave \Lave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava}, {Lotion}.] To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. His feet the foremost breakers lave. --Byron. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lave \Lave\, v. i. To bathe; to wash one's self. In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lave \Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See {Lavish}.] To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lave \Lave\, n. [AS. l[be]f the remainder, what is left. [?]. See {Leave}.] The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall. |