Etymology

toiletry

toi·let·ry
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Today it means: Any item used for personal hygiene or grooming (for one's toilet). Full definition →

English toilet ← Middle French toilette
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  1. Middle Frenchtoilette
  2. Englishtoilet
  3. English todaytoiletry

From toilet + -ry.

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