Laver /(lā"vẽr)/

Lav·er

Laver

n.
  1. A vessel for washing; a large basin.
  2. A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet. (Script. Hist.)
  3. That which washes or cleanses.

Laver

n.
  1. One who laves; a washer. [Obs.]

Laver

n.
  1. 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.

Phrases & Compounds
Mountain laver
a reddish gelatinous alga of the genus Palmella, found on the sides of mountains