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Definition of Toilet water
1. Noun. A perfumed liquid lighter than cologne.
Definition of Toilet water
1. Noun. A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne; eau de toilette. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toilet Water
Literary usage of Toilet water
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas: Partly Based Upon the 28th by Albert Allis Hopkins (1910)
"The following formula will be found to yield an agreeable toilet water: Terpineol
... A cheaper toilet water is made by reducing the amount of terpineol and ..."
2. The North American Review by Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1891)
""Nothing In the way of toilet water so choice In quality, and BO unique and
tasteful In the manner In which It is put up, ..."
3. The Era Formulary. 5000 Formulas for Druggists (1893)
"toilet water. Oil lavender flowers Oil lemon aa. 2 drams. ... The finished product
will mix with water and makes a fine barbers' toilet water. 1518. ..."
4. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1897)
"Coloring qs Put in collapsible tubes with label extending the entire length and
Filter through magnesia and put in toilet-water bottles, turned in with the ..."