toilet

Definitions

• (obsolete) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
• (obsolete) The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.
• (now) Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.
• (now) One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.
• (archaic) A dressing room.
• (UK) A room or enclosed area containing a toilet: a bathroom or water closet.
• (NZ) A small secondary lavatory having a toilet and sink but no bathtub or shower.
• (obsolete) A chamber pot.
• A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly those with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which use water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system.
• (figuratively) A very shabby or dirty place.