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

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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

I had a mahogany four-poster bed with white draperies, and a dresser to match the bed, and my father bought me a silver toilet set when he was in Lexington, Kentucky, one time.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Nalbro Bartley

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

From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst

A wonderful enamelled toilet set which he executed for the Princess of Asturias has also disappeared.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

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