Synonyms for lavender water

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lav-uh n-der

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæv ən dər

Définition of lavender water

Origin : "fragrant plant of the mint family," c.1300, from Anglo-French lavendre, Old French lavendre, from Medieval Latin lavendula "lavender" (10c.), perhaps from Latin lividus "bluish, livid." Associated with French lavande, Italian lavanda "a washing" (from Latin lavare "to wash;" see lave) because it was used to scent washed fabrics and as a bath perfume. (An identical Middle English word meant "laundress, washerwoman;" also, apparently, "prostitute, whore; camp follower" and is attested as a surname from early 13c.). The adjective meaning "pale purple color" is from 1840.

As in toilet water : noun perfume

Example sentences :

It was lavender water; he drenched her hair and brow and hands.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Where is that lavender water, my dear—your favourite remedy for a burning head?
Extract from : « Heart and Science » by Wilkie Collins

It would be impossible that you should smell the lavender water, if particles of it did not come in actual contact with your nose.
Extract from : « Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained » by Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones

The making of lavender water in the town is referred to in the Introduction.
Extract from : « Hertfordshire » by Herbert W Tompkins

Then he had a fine white pocket-handkerchief, soaked in lavender water; and immaculate white kid gloves.
Extract from : « Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2) » by Samuel Warren

She found the bottle before Carmina could help her, and soaked her handkerchief in the lavender water, and tied it round her head.
Extract from : « Heart and Science » by Wilkie Collins

I thot I'd be prepared, so I washed myself in ma's lavender water, and sprinkeled oh de coloney all over my does.
Extract from : « The Bad Boy At Home » by Walter T. Gray

The greatest treat that could be bestowed upon Saï was lavender water.
Extract from : « The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 » by Various

With her teeth she drew the cork of the lavender water bottle, and with her handkerchief dabbed the perfume on forehead and ears.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Cultivated for its flowers, for the distillation of lavender water, for flavouring sauces, and for medicinal purposes.
Extract from : « Gardening for the Million » by Alfred Pink

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