toilet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: toilet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for toilet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toilet n a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom] a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination Synonym(s): toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" Synonym(s): gutter, sewer, toilet the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" Synonym(s): toilet, toilette
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See {Toil} a net.] 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.