toilet water

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noun
  1. a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.

Origin of toilet water

1
First recorded in 1850–55

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How to use toilet water in a sentence

  • He did not glance at her; instead he yawned and sprinkled toilet water profusely on his pink lawn handkerchief.

    The Gorgeous Girl | Nalbro Bartley
  • They were amazingly fragrant, she said, waving her hand lately splashed with toilet water.

    Otherwise Phyllis | Meredith Nicholson
  • Then, in the bathroom, she found a bottle of aggressive toilet water and a pint flask of whiskey, half emptied.

    Linda Lee, Incorporated | Louis Joseph Vance
  • The combination that would be suitable for a toilet water would not be good for a talcum powder and might spoil in a soap.

    Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. Slosson
  • She bathed her face, dashed some toilet water over herself, and fell into a chair, limp and unnerved.

British Dictionary definitions for toilet water

toilet water

noun
  1. a form of liquid perfume lighter than cologne: Also called: eau de toilette Compare cologne

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