toilet

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtɔɪ.lət/

Noun

obsolete archaic New-Zealand figuratively historical UK

(obsolete) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room. / (obsolete) The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）寝室や更衣室のドレッシングテーブルに敷かれる麻、絹、タペストリーなどの装飾用布 / （古語）その装飾用布がかけられたドレッシングテーブル自体、すなわち化粧台を意味する場合がある

What is this buttons?

She spread the embroidered toilet across the dressing table and stepped back to admire its delicate pattern.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は刺繍が施された化粧台の覆いを化粧台の上に広げ、その繊細な模様を眺めて一歩下がった。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.

Sense（2）

(obsolete) The table covered by such a cloth; a dressing table.

And now, unveil’d, the toilet stands display’d,

Each silver vase in mystic order laid.

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Sense（3）

(now historical or archaic) Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair.

Against that short evening her toilet was consulted the whole day […] .

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Sense（4）

(now rare, archaic) One's style of dressing: dress, outfit.

It is so painful in you, Celia, that you will look at human beings as if they were merely animals with a toilette, and never see the great soul in a man's face.

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Sense（5）

(archaic) A dressing room.

Sense（6）

(UK) A room or enclosed area containing a toilet: a bathroom or water closet.

Sorry, I was in the toilet.

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Sense（7）

(New Zealand) A small secondary lavatory having a toilet and sink but no bathtub or shower.

Sense（8）

(obsolete) A chamber pot.

Sense（9）

A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly one with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which uses water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system.