verb
- to wash or bathe
- to flow along or against something
Usage: literary; archaic
Usage: literary
Examples
- The gentle waves laved the shore throughout the night.
- She laved her face with cool water from the stream.
- The river laved the rocks as it flowed downstream.
- Ancient Romans would lave themselves in elaborate baths.
- Morning dew laved the petals of the roses.
- The tide laved the sandy beach with rhythmic precision.