toilet-table

  • 21toilet — noun 1》 a large bowl for urinating or defecating into, typically plumbed into a sewage system; a lavatory. 2》 the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one s appearance.     ↘[as modifier] denoting articles used in this process.… …

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  • 22toilet cover — noun see toilet cloth * * * toilet cloth or toilet cover noun A dressing table cover • • • Main Entry: ↑toilet …

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  • 23toilet — I. noun Etymology: French toilette cloth on which items used for grooming are placed, from Middle French, piece of batiste, from diminutive of toile cloth Date: 1667 1. archaic dressing table 2. the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself …

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  • 24toilet —    The present meaning of the word is far removed from the original, which was cloth wrapper. The senses evolved in this order: cloth wrapper, cloth covering a dressing table, dressing table, act of dressing, room for washing and dressing,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25toilet — toi•let [[t]ˈtɔɪ lɪt[/t]] n. 1) a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usu. with a hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination 2) a bathroom or washroom; lavatory 3) a dressing room, esp. one… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc. [1790 1800] * * * ▪ furniture also called  toilet table    a table used for the toilet. The term originally was applied in the …

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  • 27dressing table — noun low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup • Syn: ↑dresser, ↑vanity, ↑toilet table • Hypernyms: ↑table …

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  • 28dressing table — noun A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks. Syn: toilet table, vanity …

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  • 29Public toilet — This article is about a room or building available for public use contains a toilet. For a room in a private house containing a toilet, see toilet (room). For the film, see Public Toilet (film). Sinks in the public toilet of the Castle Terrace… …

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  • 30Pit toilet — A pit toilet or compost toilet is a method of collection of human waste, used for composting, controlled decomposition, or waste disposal used most often in areas with no sewer system. Pit toilets are used in rural and wilderness areas as well as …

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