toilet
toilet definition
toi·let (to̵i′lit)
noun
- Obsolete a dressing table
- the process of dressing or grooming oneself, esp., of dressing one's hair
- toilette; dress; attire; costume
- ☆
- a room, shelter, etc. in which to defecate or urinate; specif., a small room with a bowl-shaped porcelain fixture for this purpose
- 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
- 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
- of or for dressing or grooming oneself toilet articles
- ☆ for a toilet () a toilet brush
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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