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==Etymology==
− It is a contraction of Middle English lavendrie (late 13th century),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)^(SOED 2002) [[bor|fro|lavanderie|t=wash-house]],^(Etymonline) from Vulgar Latin *lavandaria, things to be washed,^(Etymonline) from Latin lavāre, to wash.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster instead derives it from the obsolete launder, a launderer, with the suffix -y.^(MWU 2024) See [[launder]].^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023)
+ It is a contraction of [[enm|lavendrie]] (late 13th century),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)^(SOED 2002) [[bor|fro|lavanderie|t=wash-house]],^(Etymonline) from [[la-vul|*lavandaria]], things to be washed,^(Etymonline) from [[la|lavāre]], to wash.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster instead derives it from the obsolete launder, a launderer, with the suffix -y.^(MWU 2024) See [[launder]].^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023)
==Earliest recorded meaning==