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单词 toilette
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Definition of toilette in English:

toilette

nountwɑːˈlɛttwɑˈlɛt
dated
  • The process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance.

    〈旧〉梳洗打扮

    Emily got up to begin her morning toilette

    埃米莉起床开始早晨的梳洗打扮。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Caroline finished her toilette by herself, wearing a simple morning frock of blue.
    • She still approaches her daily toilette with all the excitement of a seven-year-old let loose in her mum's make-up bag.
    • I performed a perfunctory toilette and went in search of him.
    • He drew Saskia in her bath, at her toilette, looking after her son Titus, getting out of bed, preparing food.
    • I should have been inspired by his example to go shave carefully and perform a thorough toilette; instead I dashed under the shower and left the stubble for tomorrow.
    Synonyms
    washing, bathing, showering

Origin

Late 17th century: French (see toilet).

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stet, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette

Definition of toilette in US English:

toilette

nountwɑˈlɛttwäˈlet
dated
  • The process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance.

    〈旧〉梳洗打扮

    Emily got up to begin her morning toilette

    埃米莉起床开始早晨的梳洗打扮。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I performed a perfunctory toilette and went in search of him.
    • She still approaches her daily toilette with all the excitement of a seven-year-old let loose in her mum's make-up bag.
    • He drew Saskia in her bath, at her toilette, looking after her son Titus, getting out of bed, preparing food.
    • I should have been inspired by his example to go shave carefully and perform a thorough toilette; instead I dashed under the shower and left the stubble for tomorrow.
    • Caroline finished her toilette by herself, wearing a simple morning frock of blue.
    Synonyms
    washing, bathing, showering

Origin

Late 17th century: French (see toilet).

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