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    A lavabo is a device used to provide water for the washing of hands. It consists normally of a ewer or container of some kind to pour water, and a bowl...
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  • "Bo le lavabo (WC Kiss)" is a 1990 novelty song recorded by the French TV presenter and humorist Lagaf'. It was his debut single and achieved success in...
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    The Monastery of Batalha (Portuguese: Mosteiro da Batalha) is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, in the district of Leiria, in the Central...
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    end of his life. Around 1465 Verrocchio is believed to have worked on the lavabo of the Old Sacristy in San Lorenzo, Florence. Between 1465 and 1467 he executed...
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    from the churches and monasteries of Florence. This room, known as the “Lavabo” Room due to the ancient function for which it was originally equipped,...
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    his first one-man show, Lagaf' became popular thanks to the song "Bo le lavabo", which was a success in France in 1990. A year later, he had a similar...
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    gaze, in imitation of Latin future tenses ending in -ebo: compare with lavabo." L. L. Bacon put forward a derivation from Casbah, a Muslim quarter around...
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    them, surrounded by rinceaux and palmettes, on a washstand (athénienne or lavabo) The top of an Egyptian Revival pylon-shaped coin cabinet, with a cornice...
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    gold and painted enamel, Louvre Neoclassical washstand (athénienne or lavabo), 1800–1814, legs, base and shelf of yew wood, gilt bronze mounts, iron...
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    the early days of Christianity, two to three centuries after Christ, the lavabo (Latin for "I wash myself"), a ritual handwashing vessel and bowl, was introduced...
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