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closet of ease

closet of ease noun: a room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.

Noun

closet of ease (plural closets of ease)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) A room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.
    • A Closet of ease.1662, B. Gerbier, A Brief Description of the Principles of Building, page 27
    Synonyms:
    bathroom

Synonyms of closet of ease

Forms of closet of ease

pluralclosets of ease

Origin of closet of ease

From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”) and to distinguish the sense from other uses of closet (“a small, private room and [obs.] a small, private outdoor space”).

Words formed from closet of ease

Questions about closet of ease

What does closet of ease mean?
Closet of ease means a room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.
What part of speech is closet of ease?
Closet of ease is a noun.
What is the plural of closet of ease?
The plural of closet of ease is closets of ease.

Words near closet of ease in the dictionary

  1. closet hook
  2. closet hooks
  3. closet index
  4. closet indexes
  5. closet of decency
  6. closet of ease
  7. closet of the heart
  8. closet queen
  9. closet queens
  10. closet-chapel
  11. closet-chapels

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