toilet

Signification

Noun

1. A room or enclosed area containing a fixture used for urination and defecation (i.e. a toilet (sense 2)): a bathroom or water closet.
2. A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly one with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which uses water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system.
3. A very shabby or dirty place.
4. A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation (i.e. a toilet (sense 2)) and sink but no bathtub or shower.
5. (obsolete) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
6. (obsolete) The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
7. Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
8. One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
9. A dressing room.
10. (obsolete) A chamber pot.

Verb

1. To dress and groom oneself.
2. To use (urinate or defecate in) a toilet.
3. To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

Étymologie

From Middle French toilette (“small cloth”), diminutive of toile (“cloth”), from their use to protect clothing while shaving or arranging hair. From its use as a private room, toilet came to refer euphemistically to lavatories and then to its fixtures, beginning in the United States in the late 19th century.

Phrases

They even demanded separate eating and toilet facilities .

Ils ont même exigé des installations de restauration et de toilettes séparées.