TOILET

I. noun Etymology: French ~te cloth on which items used for grooming are placed, from Middle French, piece of batiste, from diminutive of toile cloth Date: 1667 dressing table , the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself, 3. a. bathroom , lavatory 2, privy , a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination, cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure , II. verb Date: 1840 intransitive verb to dress and groom oneself, to use the ~, transitive verb dress , garb , to help (as a child or sick person) use the ~