Toi'let, n.

noun

n. [Written also toilette.] [Fr. toilette, from toile, cloth, linen. See supra.]

Sense 1. A covering or cloth of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or dressing-room.

Sense 2. A dressing table.

Sense 3. Mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.

Sense 4. A bag or case for night-clothes. Simmonds.

Toilet-glass, a looking-glass for a toilet-table. — Toilet-quilt, a quilt or cover for a toilet-table. — Toilet-service, toilet-set, earthen-ware and glass utensils for a dressing-room. Simmonds. — Toilet-table, a dressing-table; a toilet. See 2.

To make one's toilet, to adjust one's dress with care.