v. i. [ D. laveren. ] (Naut.) To beat against the wind; to tack. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. lavour, F. lavoir, L. lavatorium a washing place. See Lavatory. ] 1. A vessel for washing; a large basin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Script. Hist.) (a) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet. (b) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which washes or cleanses. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Lave to wash. ] One who laves; a washer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The fronds of certain marine algæ used as food, and for making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the Ulva latissima; purple laver, Porphyra laciniata and Porphyra vulgaris. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also sloke, or sloakan. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mountain laver (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus Palmella, found on the sides of mountains [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Lark the bird. ] The lark. [ Old Eng. & Scot. ] [ Written also lavrock. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]