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View synonyms for toilette

toilette

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

noun

, plural toi·lettes [twah-, lets, toi-, tw, a, -, let].


toilette

/ twɑːˈlɛt; twalɛt /

noun

  1. literary.
    another word for toilet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of toilette1

C16: from French; see toilet
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Example Sentences

I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.

By the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.

To come in, flushed from a hurried toilette, to meet your first callers, is unbecoming as well as rude.

Wait for your turn, then perform the needful arrangements of your toilette quickly, and re-join your escort as soon as possible.

Never keep a caller waiting whilst you make an elaborate toilette.

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