toilette
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Borrowing from French toilette, more at toilet.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
[edit] Noun
toilette (plural toilettes)
- (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.
- Alternative spelling of toilet.
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
toilette f. (plural toilettes)
[edit] Usage notes
- In Belgium the noun is singular (la toilette) while in the rest of the world the noun is plural (les toilettes)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
Borrowing from French toilette
[edit] Noun
toilette f. inv.
- toilet (all senses)
- makeup
- dressing table
