toilette
Americannoun
plural
toilettesnoun
Etymology
Origin of toilette
C16: from French; see toilet
Example Sentences
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In “Enchanted Escape,” we see her ostentatiously unadorned Sèvres porcelain plates and silverware for the royal toilette, a pink neoclassical armchair for resting after doing very little.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Second place receives two packaged bottles of Flower of Story eau de toilette spray.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020
The camera stands petrified by his toilette: his zesty dental flossing and dorky nasal dilators, the creams he gobs on his soft feet and disappointing pate.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 9, 2018
In an attempt to compete with Beyonce and Britney Spears, Beck has decided to launch his own eau de toilette.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2016
The details of a proper toilette ritual for a queen and princess took weeks and weeks of studying and endless days of exams from Du Barry.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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