Obs. rare–1. In quot. erron. lavatory. [as if ad. L. *levātōrium, f. levāre to raise. So OF. levatoire.] = ELEVATOR 2.
1612. Woodall, Surg. Mate, Wks. (1653), 4. The Lavatory is a necessary instrument to elevate the depressed Cranium.
1706. Phillips (ed. Kersey), Levatory.
