Image:François Boucher 029.jpg|thumb|The toilet of Venus (François Boucher)
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Etymology
From French toilette, 'small cloth', diminutive of toile, 'cloth'; a cloth used to protect garments when making up the hair or shaving.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�t�ɪ.l�t/
audio|en-us-toilet.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪlɪt|-�ɪlɪt

Noun
en-noun
Image:Decorative toilet seat.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Western toilet
Image:JapaneseSquatToilet.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Asian squat toilet
Image:Ostia-Toilets.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Ancient Roman toilets
Image:Outhouse bathroom.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Outdoor toilet (an outhouse)

1. archaic Personal grooming; washing, dressing etc.

#: 1917 "It is a quarter-past two," he said. "Your telegram was dispatched about one. But no one can glance at your toilet and attire without seeing that your disturbance dates from the moment of your waking." � Arthur Conan Doyle, s:The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge|"The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge".
#: 1917Reports from abroad and from this country indicate that great good has been accomplished in infectious diseases and in catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract by so-called toilet of the mouth, nose, and throat. � US Army, "Circular Letter, Surgeon General�s Office, March 22, 1918", here.

1. A dressing-room.
2. A room or enclosed cubicle containing a lavatory, e.g., a bathroom or water closet (w.c.).

#: 1906 there were also tons of garbage festering in the sun, and the greasy laundry of the workers hung out to dry, and dining rooms littered with food and black with flies, and toilet rooms that were open sewers. � Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, s:The Jungle/Chapter 26|Chapter 26.
#: When feasible, place the toilet near the river's edge to encourage urination in the river unless there is adequate volume for urination in the toilet. US National Parks Service.

1. A lavatory or device for depositing human waste and then flushing it away with water.

#: EPA is currently developing the specification for high-efficiency toilets. All HETs that meet WaterSense? criteria for efficiency and performance will be eligible to receive a label once EPA finalizes the specification. � US Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Other similar devices, such as squat toilets, as in Japan or the Middle East.
2. figuratively A shabby or dirty place, especially, a lounge/bar/pub/tavern.

#: 1982 Look around you. It's a toilet. � Harrison Ford to River Phoenix in w:The Mosquito Coast.

Usage notes
Before the 20th century, toilet universally referred to personal grooming, bathing and washing combing or arranging one's hair, shaving, etc., a sense preserved today in toiletry 'personal grooming item'. Nowadays, it is mostly used to indicate a lavatory. "Toilet of the mouth", however, is still is use by oral surgeons.

Derived terms
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toilet basket
toilet box
toilet brush
toilet paper, TP
toilet powder
toilet roll
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toilet seat
toilet train, toilet trained, toilet training
toilet table
toilet tent
toilet water
toiletry, toiletries

Translations
trans-top|personal grooming
Danish: t-|da|toilette|n
Finnish: siisteys, henkilökohtainen hygienia
Icelandic: t-|is|snyrting|f
Italian: toeletta f, toilette#Italian|toilette f, toletta f (rare)
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Polish: toaleta f
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trans-top|dressing room
Danish: påklædningsrum c, garderobe c
Finnish: pukeutumishuone
Italian: toeletta f, toilette#Italian|toilette f, toletta f (rare)
trans-mid
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trans-top|bathroom with toilet
Arabic: ARchar|�رحاض unicode|(merħá:�) m
Danish: toilet#Danish|toilet n, badeværelse n, wc n
Esperanto: t-|eo|necesejo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|kylpyhuone
Hebrew: he-translation|שר�ת��|šerutím m|p
Icelandic: t-|is|klósett|n, t+|is|baðherbergi|n, t+|is|salerni|n, t-|is|snyrting|f, t-|is|vatnssalerni|n
Italian: bagno m, gabinetto m, toilette f, WC#Italian|WC m, cesso m (slang), ritirata f, toeletta f (rare), toletta f (rare)
trans-mid
Kurdish: t+|ku|ئا�د��ست|sc=KUchar
Portuguese: banheiro m (Brazil), casa de banho f (Portugal)
Russian: t+|ru|��але�|m|trtualét|scCyrl, t+|ru|�бо�на�|f|trubórnaja|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: taigh beag m
Serbian: kupatilo, kupaonica
Spanish: baño m italbrac|especially Latin America, váter m italbrac|Spain
Swedish: t+|sv|toalett, t+|sv|dass
Turkish: t+|tr|tuvalet
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trans-top|lavatory, w.c. (the room)
Arabic: ARchar|�رحاض unicode|(merħá:�) m
Czech: t-|cs|záchod|m
Danish: toilet#Danish|toilet n, wc n, lokum n
Esperanto: klozeto
Finnish: WC, käymälä, miestenhuone, naistenhuone, vessa
French: t+|fr|toilettes|f|p, t+|fr|wc|m
German: WC n, Toilette f, Klosett n, Klo n
Greek: t|el|�ο�αλέ�α|f|scGrek, t|el|α�ο���η�ή�ιο|n|scGrek, t+|el|WC|n
Hebrew: he-translation|שר�ת��|šerutím m|p
Italian: bagno m, gabinetto m, toilette f, WC#Italian|WC m, cesso m (slang), ritirata f, toeletta f (rare), toletta f (rare)
trans-mid
Icelandic: t-|is|klósett|n, t+|is|baðherbergi|n, t+|is|salerni|n, t-|is|snyrting|f, t-|is|vatnssalerni|n
Japanese: ��� (toire), 便� (����, benjo), ���� (�����, otearai), � (kawaya)
Kurdish: destavxane f, avdestxane f, da�ir f, tiwalet f, WC f, edeb f, rîtinxane f, mîstinxane f
Malayalam: �����സ� (kakkoos)
Portuguese: banheiro m (Brazil), casa de banho f (Portugal)
Polish: toaleta f, ubikacja f, ust�p m
Russian: t+|ru|��але�|m|trtualét|scCyrl, t+|ru|�бо�на�|f|trubórnaja|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: taigh beag m
Serbian: nužnik
Spanish: inodoro m, excusado m italbrac|now especially Mexico, sanitario m italbrac|Colombia|Mexico, poceta f italbrac|Venezuela|colloquial, váter m italbrac|Spain|colloquial, wáter m italbrac|South America|colloquial, watercló italbrac|South America|colloquial
Swedish: t+|sv|toalett, t-|sv|sc
Turkish: t+|tr|tuvalet
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trans-top|ceramic bowl
Danish: toilet#Danish|toilet n, wc n, toiletkumme c
Esperanto: fekse�o
Finnish: wc-istuin, vessanpönttö, wc-pönttö
Hebrew: he-translation|�ס��|aslá f
Greek: t|el|λεκάνη|f|sc=Grek
Icelandic: t-|is|klósett|n
Italian: t+|it|water|m, t-|it|water closet|m, t+|it|WC|m, t+|it|tazza|f, t-|it|vaso|m
trans-mid
Japanese: 便� (benki)
Portuguese: vaso sanitário m, privada f
Polish: klozet m, sedes m
Russian: t+|ru|�ни�аз|m|trunitáz|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: taigh beag m
Swedish: t+|sv|toalett, t+|sv|toalettstol
Tagalog: inidoro
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trans-top|dirty place
Finnish: t+|fi|läävä, t+|fi|sikolätti
German: Schei�laden m
Icelandic: skítastaður m, skítapleis n (slang)
Italian: schifezza f, cesso m (slang)
trans-mid
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�رحاض unicode|(merħá:�) m
ttbc|Breton: privezioù p
ttbc|Chinese:

• Simplified Chinese: æ´�æ��é�´ (xÇ�shÇ�u jiÄ�n), ç�¥æ´�室 (guànxÇ� shì), ç�¥æ´�é�´ (guànxÇ� jiÄ�n), å��æ�� (cèsuÇ�)
• Traditional Chinese: æ´�æ��é�� (xÇ�shÇ�u jiÄ�n), ç�¥æ´�室 (guànxÇ� shì), ç�¥æ´�é�� (guànxÇ� jiÄ�n), å»�æ�� (cèsuÇ�)

ttbc|Dutch: toilet n, wc m, huisje n, kleinste kamertje n
ttbc|Hungarian: vécé, mosdó
ttbc|Indonesian: toilet, WC
ttbc|Interlingua: toilette, water closet, wc
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ttbc|Korean: �� (byeonso)
ttbc|Brazilian Portuguese: lavabo,banheiro,toilette
ttbc|Swahili: choo, vyoo pl (noun 7/8) (3)
ttbc|Volapük: tvalet
ttbc|Welsh: tÅ· bach, toiled
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See also
top2
bathroom
bog
can
commode
crapper
dunny (Australian slang)
facilities
head
jacks (Hiberno English)
john (US)
khazi
latrine
lav
lavatory
mid2
loo (British English)
outhouse
pisser
pot
potty
powder room
privy
restroom
shit house
shitter
stool
throne
thunderbox
WC

Danish

Noun
toilet n

1. toilet#English|toilet (room containing lavatory and lavatory)
2. men's room / ladies' room

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