toillette

Toillette is a nonstandard or historical variant of the French word toilette. In contemporary French, toilette refers to the act or process of grooming one’s person, or to clothing and dressing; the plural les toilettes commonly denotes public restrooms. The form toillette is rare and generally considered an archaic spelling or typographical variant. It may appear in older texts, regional spellings, or as a surname or place name in some cases, though such uses are not widespread.

In English-language contexts, toillette is not a recognized standard term. When encountered, it is usually a misspelling of toilette or toilette-related words. There are no separate definitions widely accepted in major dictionaries.

Origin and related terms: The standard French term is toilette, from which the English word toilet is derived. In French, signs may say toilettes for restrooms; the spelling toillette does not have an independent, widely recognized meaning today.

See also: toilette, toilettes, toilet, bathroom, grooming.