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navigate by keyword : also aside basin bassin borrowed clothes common communal english europe expression french industrial introduced language launderettes lavoir place places public publique replaced sdr set they turn uses was washhouse washing were which word |
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A lavoir wash-house is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and they in turn were replaced by launderettes. The English word is borrowed from the French language, which also uses the expression bassin publique, `public basin`. |
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