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Toilette — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • convenience noun The quality of being easy, useful, or suitable for one's needs.
  • restroom noun A public toilet, especially one in a shop, office, or other building.
  • toilet noun A fixture, usually with a bowl and seat, used for urination and defecation and flushed with water.

Senses

Toilette is used for these senses in English:

  • convenience (chiefly, British) Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).
  • flush toilet A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.
  • powder room (originally, _, US, euphemistic) Synonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
  • restroom (US, Philippines, euphemism) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.
  • toilet (UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]
  • toilet (NZ) A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation and sink but no bathtub or shower.
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