toilette

[ twah-let, toi-; French twa-let ]

/ twɑˈlɛt, tɔɪ-; French twaˈlɛt /

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH toilette

toilet toilette

Now, for my part, I do not believe one word of the pretty stories of the tears and the toilette.

The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Mills
I dress as well as I can, but the room is just a tiny sitting-room; there are no facilities for making one's toilette.

A Woman's Experience in the Great War |Louise Mack
"It is a great deal of useless trouble," said Helen, as she began the duties of the toilette.

Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10) |Maria Edgeworth
She expended more care and forethought in the preparation of a menu than of a toilette.

The Child of Pleasure |Gabriele D'Annunzio

Certainly, or rather twice a day—morning and evening—at his toilette.

Baron Trigault's Vengeance |Emile Gaboriau

toilette

/ (twɑːˈlɛt, French twalɛt) /

usually literary another word for toilet (def. 2)

C16: from French; see toilet