Toilette

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Toilette \Toi*lette"\, n. [F.]
     See {Toilet}, 3.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See
     {Toil} a net.]
     1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a
        table in a chamber or a dressing room.
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     2. A dressing table. --Pope.
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     3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in
        dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.
        [Written also {toilette}.]
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     {Toilet glass}, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a
        dressing room.
  
     {Toilet service}, {Toilet set}, earthenware, glass, and other
        utensils for a dressing room.
  
     {Toilet table}, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
        
  
     {To snake one's toilet}, to dress one's self; especially, to
        dress one's self carefully.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  toilette
       n : the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his
           morning toilet and went to breakfast" [syn: {toilet}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "toilette":
     apparel, array, attire, bedizenment, clothes, clothing, costume,
     drapery, dress, dressing, duds, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig,
     garb, garments, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture,
     investment, linen, rags, raiment, robes, sportswear, style,
     threads, togs, trim, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel