lavare

The sweet, aromatic lavender was used to add a pleasant scent to recently washed clothes and to perfume bathwater -- as evidenced by its association with the Latin lavare, meaning "to wash."

From the Teeth of the Lion to the Dandelion Stephen Messenger 2009

And they both have a strong Victorian-moral and olfactroy association - violets associated with modesty and lavender with cleanliness and purity the Latin name for lavender - lavandula - is from the root "lavare" which means "to wash.

Lavender-Violet Ayala Sender 2008

And they both have a strong Victorian-moral and olfactroy association - violets associated with modesty and lavender with cleanliness and purity the Latin name for lavender - lavandula - is from the root "lavare" which means "to wash.

Archive 2008-08-01 Ayala Sender 2008

Quum Junonem deperiret Jupiter impotenter, ibi solitus lavare, &c. 5822.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Qui breve hoc vitae curriculum cupiunt sani transigere, frigidis aquis saepe lavare debent, nulli aetati cum sit incongrua, calidis imprimis utilis.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Parla di raccogliere chitarre e lavare piatti sporchi.

No Fat Clips!!! : PATTI SMITH – Smells Like Teen Spirit 2007

Lavender: the name comes from the Latin, lavare, to wash, but some say the plant itself originated in India.

BAD GIRL CREEK Jo-Ann Mapson 2001

This name is generally considered to be derived from the word _lavando_, gerund of the verb _lavare_, "to wash" or "to bathe," and to originate from the ancient Roman custom of perfuming baths with the flowers of this plant.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 Various

“Laterem lavare,” “to wash a brick,” or “tile,” was a proverb signifying labor in vain, probably because (if the brick was previously baked) it was impossible to wash away the red color of it.

The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes Terence 1847

CAPPE SMONTAGGIO FACILE I filtri in alluminio, anodizzato a 5 strati, delle cappe a camino si possono lavare in lavastoviglie ed hanno un sistema di sgancio "easy" ad una sola mano.

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