Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See
   {Toil} a net.]
   1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a
      table in a chamber or a dressing room.

   2. A dressing table. --Pope.

   3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in
      dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.
      [Written also {toilette}.]

   {Toilet glass}, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a
      dressing room.

   {Toilet service}, {Toilet set}, earthenware, glass, and other
      utensils for a dressing room.

   {Toilet table}, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.
      

   {To snake one's toilet}, to dress one's self; especially, to
      dress one's self carefully.