laver
/'leivə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of edible seaweed: "laver" refers to certain edible seaweeds, particularly those with green or red fronds, often used in food, especially in Asian and British cuisines.
- A large basin for ritual washing: In a historical and religious context, specifically in the Old Testament, a "laver" was a large basin used by priests for ceremonial ablutions.
- A proper noun (person): "Laver" is the surname of Rod Laver, a famous Australian tennis player.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (seaweed):
- Laver is often dried into sheets called nori, used for wrapping sushi.
- In Wales, laver is traditionally cooked into a paste called laverbread.
- Noun (ritual basin):
- The priest washed his hands in the bronze laver before the ceremony.
- Noun (person):
- Rod Laver is considered one of the greatest tennis players in history.
Advanced Usage
- "Laver bread": A traditional Welsh dish made from cooked laver seaweed, often served with oatmeal and bacon.
- For breakfast, he enjoyed laverbread with cockles.
- In botanical/culinary contexts: The term is used specifically for genera like (red laver) and (green laver).
- The biologist studied the growth cycle of Porphyra, the red laver.
Variants and Related Words
- Laverbread (n): The food product made from cooked laver seaweed.
- Nori (n): The Japanese name for dried sheets of laver, primarily from the species.
Synonyms
- Seaweed: A general term for marine algae.
- Nori: Specifically for the dried, sheeted form of red laver.
- Basin: A general term for a wide, open container for holding liquid.
Related Phrases
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms. Its usage is primarily as a standard noun.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms directly featuring the word "laver.")
Noun
- seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds
- edible red seaweeds
- (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
- Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)