Meaning of laver | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who laves: a washer.
2. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
3. A village in Iran, known for its Kerman carpets.
4. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
   countable, uncountable
5. Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.
6. That which laves, particularly a washbasin.
7. Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially
   countable, uncountable
8. Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially:
   countable, uncountable
9. Porphyra vulgaris
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“To roast a leg, haunch, or saddle of mutton. […] A modern refinement is to put laver in the dripping-pan, which, in basting, imparts a high gout; or a large saddle may be served over a pound and a half of laver, stewed in brown sauce with catsup and seasonings.”

“Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell […]”

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