Definitions for "Laver"
Keywords:  seaweed, ulva, edible, fronds, tangy
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.
an edible purple seaweed.
LAY-vuhr] This highly nutritious dried seaweed comes in tissue-thin sheets about 7 1/2 inches square. It has a fresh, tangy-sweet flavor and a dark purple color, which is why it`s also called purple laver. The Chinese name for this seaweed is jee choy, which means "purple vegetable". Before using, laver must be soaked in cold water. After an hour of soaking, it doubles in size. Laver is often used in soups. Strips of it can also be deep-fried and served as an appetizer.
Keywords:  wash, basin, priest, temple, jewish
A vessel for washing; a large basin.
A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet.
One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
noun [Jonathan Bowers] - A planar body of water in tetraspace or higher, which may have currents flowing in various directions. (laver = lake + river)
Keywords:  washer, one
One who laves; a washer.
a large bowl-shaped metal enclosure usually mounted on a wrought iron base and made of copper, stainless steel, or ceramic materials
Keywords:  feat, tennis, australian, born, english
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)