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noun

Toilet n.

A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.

A dressing table.

Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect. (Written also toilette)

Toilet glass, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a dressing room.

Toilet service, Toilet set, earthenware, glass, and other utensils for a dressing room.

Toilet table, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.

To snake one's toilet, to dress one's self; especially, to dress one's self carefully.

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Etymology of 'Toilet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Toilet" Quotes from Famous Books

... herself with her toilet. "I don't come in. I went out five years ago," she cried, with a ...

— The Silent Barrier • Louis Tracy

... garbage can. Also, strong doses of germ-killing solutions poured daily down sink-drains and toilets can put the hardiest septic tank out of action. The remedy for such misguided sanitary efforts is simple. Turn on all the faucets in the house and so flush the tank thoroughly. Then pour down a toilet one or two pails of warm water in which a dozen cakes of yeast have been thoroughly dissolved. The bacteria of the yeast will re-establish fermentation in the tank and all will be well if no further doses of disinfectants come ...

— If You're Going to Live in the Country • Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley

... dream of fighting gophers that turned to wild-cats, Mr. Neelands, in No. 17, made a hurried toilet, on account of the temperature of the room, for although the morning was warm, No. 17 still retained some of last week's temperature, and to Mr. Neelands, accustomed to the steam heat of Mrs. Marlowe's ...

— Purple Springs • Nellie L. McClung

... that enough?' Well, this Schuster, sir, he worried all the time. He got so he cut himself shaving. Damnedest thing. Oh, hell, maybe for the last week, every morning, he came out a bloody mess. Patches of toilet paper all over his face. 'I can't shave,' he'd say. 'My God, I can't shave.' He wasn't nervous, either. His hands were okay. They didn't shake. It's just that he couldn't shave. Like I say, he ...

— General Max Shorter • Kris Ottman Neville

... ship. A salubrious air penetrated the hold, the rear hatchway, the crew's quarters. They put the wet sails to dry, stretching them out in the sun. The deck was also cleaned. Dick Sand did not wish his ship to arrive in port without having made a bit of toilet. Without overworking the crew, a few hours spent each day at that work would bring it to a ...

— Dick Sand - A Captain at Fifteen • Jules Verne

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