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toileted
We have found lemma(root) word of toileted : toilet.
Definitions
[ˈtɔɪlɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fixed receptacle into which a person may urinate or defecate, typically consisting of a large bowl connected to a system for flushing away the waste into a sewer or septic tank
(e.g: Liz heard the toilet flush)
- the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one's appearance
(e.g: her toilet completed, she finally went back downstairs)
Phrases:
- go down the toilet
Origin
:
mid 16th century: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile (see toile). The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th century) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (toilet). In the 19th century the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th century)
[ˈtɔɪlɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- assist or supervise (someone) in using a toilet
(e.g: patients were fed and toileted every four hours)
Phrases:
- go down the toilet
Origin
:
mid 16th century: from French toilette ‘cloth, wrapper’, diminutive of toile (see toile). The word originally denoted a cloth used as a wrapper for clothes; then (in the 17th century) a cloth cover for a dressing table, the articles used in dressing, and the process of dressing, later also of washing oneself (toilet). In the 19th century the word came to denote a dressing room, and, in the US, one with washing facilities; hence, a lavatory (early 20th century)
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