A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
"The maid carefully arranged the velvet toilet over the vanity before her mistress began to dress."
In plain English: A toilet is a fixture with a bowl and seat that you use to relieve yourself of bodily waste.
"I need to find a public toilet before we continue our hike."
Usage: Do not use this word to refer to the plumbing fixture; instead, it describes an ornamental cloth cover placed on a vanity for privacy while grooming. This term is archaic and should be avoided in modern conversation where "vanity screen" or simply describing the action of dressing is preferred.
To dress and groom oneself.
"After her morning shower, she spent twenty minutes putting on her makeup to prepare for work."
In plain English: To toilet means to use the bathroom for your bodily needs, though this word is rarely used and sounds very old-fashioned or formal when spoken as an action verb today.
"He had to stop his hike in the forest because he needed to toilet before continuing on the trail."
The word "toilet" comes from Middle French, originally referring to a cloth used to protect clothing while grooming. Its meaning shifted to mean a private room for washing, and by the late 19th century in the United States, it began to refer euphemistically to lavatories and their fixtures.