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ˈtoiletry
[f. toilet n. + -ry.]
a. Performance of the toilet (sense 5 a). nonce-use.
1832J. P. Kennedy Swallow B. iv, Sundry evidences..of what—to coin a word,—I might call a scrupulous toiletry.
b. The apparatus of the toilet. nonce-use.
1892Edin. Rev. Apr. 433 The claim to have dug up Priam's treasure and Helen's toiletry.
c. A preparation for use in washing or grooming. Chiefly in pl.
1927Glasgow Herald 5 May 8 One really up-to-date shop coins a new and compact name for these indispensable odds and ends and calls them ‘toiletteries’. 1927Hollis St. Theatre Programme (U.S.) 19 Sept. (Advt.), Her keen individuality finds in the inimitable Djer-Kiss odeur a refreshing complement; she fastidiously insists upon it in all her toiletries! 1957Observer 10 Nov. 11/2 ‘Men's toiletries’ are now accepted here as they have been in America for years past. 1981M. Kenyon Zigzag iv. 23 The hold-all..held clothing and toiletries. |