toilette

[ twah-let, toi-; French twa-let ]

/ twɑˈlɛt, tɔɪ-; French twaˈlɛt /

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noun, plural toi·lettes [twah-lets, toi-; French twa-let] /twɑˈlɛts, tɔɪ-; French twaˈlɛt/.

toilet(defs 6, 8).

RELATED WORDS

attire, dressing, make-up, grooming

Nearby words

toilet set, toilet soap, toilet water, toilet-train, toiletry, toilette, toilful, toilsome, toilworn, toise, toitoi

Can be confused

toilet toilette

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Examples from the Web for toilette

Now, for my part, I do not believe one word of the pretty stories of the tears and the toilette.
The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Mills
I dress as well as I can, but the room is just a tiny sitting-room; there are no facilities for making one's toilette.
A Woman's Experience in the Great War|Louise Mack
"It is a great deal of useless trouble," said Helen, as she began the duties of the toilette.
Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
She expended more care and forethought in the preparation of a menu than of a toilette.
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio

Certainly, or rather twice a day—morning and evening—at his toilette.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance|Emile Gaboriau

British Dictionary definitions for toilette

toilette

/ (twɑːˈlɛt, French twalɛt) /

noun

usually literary another word for toilet (def. 2)

Word Origin for toilette

C16: from French; see toilet

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