I. ˈtȯilə̇t, usu -lə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English toilette, diminutive of toile cloth — more at toil
1.
a. obsolete : a cloth or shawl put over the shoulders (as during shaving or hairdressing)
b. archaic : a cloth covering for a dressing table : toilet cloth
a toilet of blue velvet with a gold and silver fringe — London Gazette
2. archaic
a. : the equipment for a dressing room or dressing table : a toilet service or set
b. : dressing table
3.
a. : the act or process of dressing ; specifically : the process of washing, grooming, and arranging oneself for the day's activities or for a special occasion
while making his toilet before dinner, he dropped his collar button
hurried at her toilet , which was soon made — Theodore Dreiser
toilet articles
b. archaic : the receiving of visitors by ladies while completing the final touches of their toilet
4. archaic : toilette 3
5.
a. : toilet room , bathroom 1, lavatory 3a
b. : a fixture consisting typically of a water-flushed bowl with a toilet seat that is used for urination and defecation : water closet
6.
a. : local cleansing and application of aseptic dressings
toilet of an obstetrical patient
toilet of a surgical wound
b. : the removal of undesirable material (as mucus or dead tissue) from a passage or cavity
tracheobronchial toilet after anesthesia
toilet of a tooth cavity before filling
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
1. : to make one's toilet : dress
2. : to go to the bathroom for washing or to the toilet for urinating or defecating — usually used of a child
learns all the accepted habits connected with eating, sleeping, and toileting — J.D.Teicher
transitive verb
1. : groom
2. : to see to the toileting of : set (as a child) on a toilet
pick him up and toilet him — A.L.Gesell & Frances Ilg