toilet water
toilet water noun: a perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne: synonym of eau de toilette.
Noun
toilet water (countable and uncountable, plural toilet waters)
- A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne: synonym of eau de toilette.
- A toilet water with a strong scent, originally produced at Cologne, Germany.2008, Andrew Delahunty, “eau de Cologne”, in From Bonbon to Cha-cha: Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toilet, water: wastewater in a toilet.
- This may provide a simple explanation for the seemingly universal desire of all dogs to drink from the toilet. Since toilet water has likely been refreshed more recently than the water in Fido's bowl, it tastes better.2019, Marc Bekoff, Jessica Pierce, Unleashing Your Dog
Forms of toilet water
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Origin of toilet water
Calque of French eau de toilette.
Questions about toilet water
- What does toilet water mean?
- Toilet water means a perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne: synonym of eau de toilette.
- What part of speech is toilet water?
- Toilet water is a noun.
- What is the plural of toilet water?
- The plural of toilet water is toilet waters.
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