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toilet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See {Toil} a net.] 1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room 2. A dressing table. --Pope. 3. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: toilet n 1: a room equipped with washing and toilet facilities [syn: {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {facility}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}] 2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}] 3: the act of dressing and preparing yourself "he made his toilet and went to breakfast"
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