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demitoilet

demitoilet is the alternative form of demi-toilette.

Meaning of demi-toilette

Noun

demi-toilette (uncountable)

  1. Dress that is elaborate but less so than full dress.
    • The morning had been one of great fatigue, so that but few of the court were admitted; and Anne of Austria herself was in that demi-toilette so favourable to the twilight of beauty. She wore a loose dress of gray silk, edged with black, and fastened with loops of pearl.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 211

Questions about demitoilet

What is demitoilet the alternative form of?
Demitoilet is the alternative form of demi-toilette.

Words near demitoilet in the dictionary

  1. demitasses
  2. demitazza
  3. demitazzas
  4. demitint
  5. demitints
  6. demitoilet
  7. demitone
  8. demitones
  9. demits
  10. demitted
  11. demitting

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