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[syn: toilet, toilette]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. A dressing table. --Pope.
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3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in
dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.
[Written also toilette.]
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Toilette \Toi*lette"\, n. [F.]
See Toilet, 3.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
toilette
n 1: the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his
morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: toilet,
toilette]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "toilette":
apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume,
drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig,
garb, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture,
investment, linen, rags, raiment, robes, sportswear, style,
threads, togs, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel