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toilet definition

toi·let (to̵ilit)

noun

  1. Obsolete a dressing table
  2. the process of dressing or grooming oneself, esp., of dressing one's hair
  3. toilette; dress; attire; costume
    1. a room, shelter, etc. in which to defecate or urinate; specif., a small room with a bowl-shaped porcelain fixture for this purpose
    2. such a fixture, usually with a hinged seat and seat cover, having a device for flushing with water or, sometimes, a chemical solution, which is held in an attached tank
  4. the cleaning and dressing of a wound, esp. in surgery

Etymology: MFr toilette, orig., cloth covering used in shaving or hairdressing < OFr toile, cloth: see toil

adjective

  1. of or for dressing or grooming oneself toilet articles
  2. ☆ for a toilet () a toilet brush

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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