closet of ease

Meanings

nouncloset of ease (plural closets of ease)

euphemisticobsoleteA room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.
A Closet of ease.
1662, B. Gerbier, A Brief Description of the Principles of Building, page 27
Synonyms: bathroom

nounA room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.

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From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”) and to distinguish the sense from other uses of closet (“a small, private room and [obs.] a small, private outdoor space”).

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