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Lager vs Laver - What's the difference?

lager | laver |

As nouns the difference between lager and laver

is that lager is a (sleeping) quarter, a camp while laver is a red alga of the genus porphyra or laver can be a basin for washing.

lager

English

(wikipedia lager)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
    • Derived terms
    * lagered up * lagering * lagerphone * lager lout
    Coordinate terms
    * ale * lambic * pilsner * porter * stout * weissbier

    See also

    * ale

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    laver

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (see below).

    Noun

  • A red alga of the genus Porphyra .
    • Related terms
    * laver bread * nori

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) laveoir, from (etyl) lavatorium. Compare (lavatory).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A basin for washing.
  • * , II.xii:
    • Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell
  • One who laves; a washer.
  • That which washes or cleanses.

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----