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What (who) is laver - definition
laver
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Laver (disambiguation)
laver1 ['l?:v?, 'le?v?]
(also purple laver)
¦ noun an edible seaweed with thin reddish-purple and green sheet-like fronds. [Porphyra umbilicaulis.]
Origin
OE, from L.
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laver2 ['le?v?]
¦ noun
1. archaic or literary a basin or similar container used for washing oneself.
2. (in biblical use) a large brass bowl for Jewish priests' ritual ablutions.
Origin
ME: from OFr. laveoir, from late L. lavatorium (see lavatory).
Laver
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Laver (disambiguation)
·noun One who laves; a washer.
II. Laver ·noun That which washes or cleanses.
III. Laver ·noun A vessel for washing; a large basin.
IV. Laver ·noun One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
V. Laver ·noun A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
VI. Laver ·noun 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.
Laver (ghost town)
ABANDONED SETTLEMENT IN ÄLVSBYN MUNICIPALITY, SWEDEN
Laver is a ghost town located about 15 km southwest of Vidsel and 50 km west of Älvsbyn in Sweden which existed between 1936 and 1947. It was a mining community where copper was extracted.
Examples of use of laver
1. With the operation of a new laver processing factory and an artificial laver cultivation ground, it has become possible to supply larger quantities of laver to the people.
2. Laver which propagates through spores grows on rocks and stones in the sea.
3. That same year Laver turned professional, thereby missing, in the amateur era, four majors for the next six years.
4. And when things are not working he tries something else and finds a way to win," said Laver yesterday.
5. The laver of Ongjin is of good quality and the preservation of its pure breed is rewarding.