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Webster 1913 Edition
Toilet
1.
A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or a dressing room.
2.
A dressing table.
Pope.
3.
Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress;
as, her
. toilet
is perfect[Written also
toilette
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Toilet
TOIL'ET
,Noun.
1.
A covering or cloth of linen, silk or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or dressing room. Hence,2.
A dressing table.