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toi·let
I. \ˈtȯilə̇t, usu -lə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English toilette, diminutive of toile cloth — more at toil
1.
a. obsolete : a cloth or shawl put over the shoulders (as during shaving or hairdressing)
b. archaic : a cloth covering for a dressing table : toilet cloth
< a toilet of blue velvet with a gold and silver fringe — London Gazette >
2. archaic
a. : the equipment for a dressing room or dressing table : a toilet service or set
b. : dressing table
3.
a. : the act or process of dressing; specifically : the process of washing, grooming, and arranging oneself for the day's activities or for a special occasion
< while making his toilet before dinner, he dropped his collar button >
< hurried at her toilet, which was soon made — Theodore Dreiser >
< toilet articles >
b. archaic : the receiving of visitors by ladies while completing the final touches of their toilet
4. archaic : toilette 3
5.
a. : toilet room, bathroom 1, lavatory 3a
b. : a fixture consisting typically of a water-flushed bowl with a toilet seat that is used for urination and defecation : water closet
6.
a. : local cleansing and application of aseptic dressings
< toilet of an obstetrical patient >
< toilet of a surgical wound >
b. : the removal of undesirable material (as mucus or dead tissue) from a passage or cavity
< tracheobronchial toilet after anesthesia >
< toilet of a tooth cavity before filling >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. : to make one's toilet : dress
2. : to go to the bathroom for washing or to the toilet for urinating or defecating — usually used of a child
< learns all the accepted habits connected with eating, sleeping, and toileting — J.D.Teicher >
transitive verb
1. : groom
2. : to see to the toileting of : set (as a child) on a toilet
< pick him up and toilet him — A.L.Gesell & Frances Ilg > |