English Explanatory Dictionary

toilet room

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A room in which to perform one's toilet, including dressing and grooming, particularly before execution.
  2. A room in which to use a toilet: a lavatory.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-toilet room.wav

Word forms

toilet room toilet rooms toiletroom toilet-room

Etymology

Originally from French chambre or cabinet de toilette, used for private grooming areas and then euphemistically for the locations of chamber pots and the plumbing fixtures which took their name from the room. Now generally understood as a direct (even impolitely overly direct) reference to the fixtures.

Synonyms

lavatory room cabinet chamber toilet

Derived words

gentlemen's room ladies' room men's room women's room tearoom
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