toi|let

toi|let «TOY liht», noun, adjective, verb.

–n.

1. a bathroom or lavatory.

2. a porcelain bowl with a seat attached and with a drain at the bottom connected with a tank of water to flush the bowl clean; water closet.

3. the process of dressing. Washing, bathing, combing the hair, and putting on one's clothes are all parts of one's toilet. »

She made a hurried toilet.

4. a set of toilet articles.

5. = dressing table. (Cf. ↑dressing table)

6. a) a person's dress; costume. b) the manner or style of dressing.

7. Surgery. the cleansing of a part after an operation.

–adj.

of or for the toilet. Combs and brushes are toilet articles.

–v.i., v.t.

to perform one's toilet; get dressed: »

He rose from bed, toileted, and had breakfast.

╂[originally, a cover for the clothes, especially in hairdressing < French toilette < toile toil²]