toilet set

American  

noun

1. a set of articles used in grooming, as a mirror, brush, and comb.

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toilet set British  

noun

1. a matching set consisting of a hairbrush, comb, mirror, and clothes brush

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Etymology

Origin of toilet set

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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toilet set

I've never heard of a directive insisting the toilet set remain up, therefore universally inconveniencing women every time they seek relief.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2012

His bedroom was the simplest room of all--except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

On the dresser are a lady's silver toilet set, including powder boxes, rouge boxes, manicuring implements, and a small plush black cat that might have been a favour at some time.

From The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Walter, Eugene

There had been a present for Lilly, too, a light-blue, drugstore-purchased celluloid toilet set.

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie

Deny yourself and leave at home the gold or silver toilet set, photograph album, family Bibles, heavy fancy work, gilded horseshoe for luck, etc.

From A Truthful Woman in Southern California by Sanborn, Kate