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eau de toilette

UK/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/US/ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/
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Eau de toilette is a light scent, weaker than perfume. A bottle of eau de toilette.

The strength is set by how much oil is in the alcohol, and it is lower than in perfume. Eau de toilette lasts about three hours where a perfume lasts most of a day.

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Definitions of eau de toilette

  1. 1nouneau de toiletteA light scent, weaker than perfume.C1

    “The eau de toilette had faded before he reached the office.”

eau de toilette is a scent.

Where it comes from

French eau de toilette means toilet water, where toilette meant the whole business of dressing.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *tek-

  2. French

    eau de toilette

  3. English, today

    eau de toilette

French eau de toilette.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Beauty & Cosmetics

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