TOILETING

Etymology

Verb

toileting

present participle of toilet

Noun

toileting (uncountable)

The use of the toilet, especially by young children

Source: Wiktionary


TOILET

Toi"let, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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