toilette
part of speech
noun (toilette — uncountable) — French, formal
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal, old-fashioned, from French) Toilette is the process of washing, dressing and doing your hair, as in making her toilette. tree →
2) (French) In French, toilette also means a toilet or washroom (usually toilettes). It sounds like twah-LET. tree →
3) (old-fashioned) A toilette is a woman's elegant outfit. tree →
sense in the lessons
In old novels and classic stories, rich ladies spent hours at their toilette with maids helping them. In French lessons, Où sont les toilettes? means Where are the toilets? In everyday English today, toilet means the loo, which comes from this word.
examples
- The lady finished her toilette before the ball. tree →
- She made her morning toilette by the window. tree →
- Où sont les toilettes? means Where are the toilets? (French) tree →
- The cat licked its paws in its careful toilette. tree →
- In the old book, the duchess wore a splendid toilette. tree →
- The maid helped her mistress with her toilette. tree →
- One morning the two travellers noticed the old woman's most careful toilette: how careful she was in the arrangement of her hair and the set of her kasabah and puts. tree →
note
A French word used in formal or old English; in modern English say getting washed and dressed. Do not confuse with toilet (the loo), although the English word toilet comes from it. Eau de toilette is a light perfume.
Trees and pragmatics
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