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Webster 1913 Edition


Toilette

Toi-lette′

,
Noun.
[F.]
See
Toilet
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Definition 2024


Toilette

Toilette

See also: toilette and toiletté

German

Noun

Toilette f (genitive Toilette, plural Toiletten)

  1. toilet
  2. toilette

toilette

toilette

See also: Toilette and toiletté

English

Noun

toilette (plural toilettes)

  1. (archaic) A dressing table, typically covered to the floor with cloth (originally, toile) and lace, on which stood a mirror, which might also be draped in lace.
  2. Alternative spelling of toilet

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twalɛt/

Noun

toilette f (plural toilettes)

  1. toilet (act of cleaning oneself)
  2. (Belgium) the toilet, lavatory

Usage notes

  • In Belgium the word for "toilet/lavatory" is singular (la toilette) while in the rest of the world the noun is plural (les toilettes).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French toilette

Noun

toilette f (invariable)

  1. toilet (all senses)
  2. makeup
  3. dressing table

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from French toilette.

Noun

toilette f (plural toilettes)

  1. toilet (personal grooming)

Noun

toilette m (plural toilettes)

  1. toilet; lavatory; bathroom

Synonyms