Toilette meaning

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The act or process of dressing or grooming oneself; toilet.
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The process of grooming and dressing oneself.
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A person's dress or style of dress.
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A gown or costume.
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Dress; attire.
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(archaic) A dressing table, typically covered to the floor with cloth (originally, toile) and lace, on which stood a mirror, which might also be draped in lace.
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Alternative spelling of toilet.
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Origin of toilette

  • French toilet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French toilette, more at toilet.

    From Wiktionary

Toilette Sentence Examples

  • It was to his sober father that he wrote, at the age of twenty-six: "I like a sailor's life much, though it spoils the toilette."

  • He found the bandbox where it had been described, arranged his toilette with care, and left the house.

  • Intimately Beckham will be priced at around £ 19.45 for a 30ml eau de toilette spray and £ 25.95 for the 50ml version.

  • Next in strength is toilet water, or eau de toilette.

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