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eau de toilette

Verified Fashion & beauty French in English
eau de toilette
eau de toilette

Definition

A lightly scented perfume preparation.

From French eau de toilette.

Merriam-Webster records 1907 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

He chose an eau de toilette for daytime wear.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eau%20de%20toilette

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