Толковый словарь английского языка - toilet

I. noun Etymology: French ~te cloth on which items used for grooming are placed, from Middle French, piece of batiste, from diminutive of toile cloth Date: 1667 dressing table, the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself, 3. a. bathroom, lavatory 2, privy, a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination, cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure , II. verb Date: 1840 intransitive verb to dress and groom oneself, to use the ~, transitive verb dress, garb, to help (as a child or sick person) use the ~