lavation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
lavation
    n 1: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) [syn:
         {wash}, {washing}, {lavation}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lavation \La*va"tion\, n. [L. lavatio: cf. OF. lavation.]
   A washing or cleansing. [Obs. or R.]
   [1913 Webster]
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