"toilet water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toilet waters [plural]
Etymology: calque of French eau de toilette. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr|eau de toilette|nocap=y}} calque of French eau de toilette Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} toilet water (countable and uncountable, plural toilet waters)
  1. A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne; eau de toilette. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-toilet_water-en-noun-O1Nqi6LK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toilet, water. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-toilet_water-en-noun-zIyd02nK

Inflected forms

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