Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
TOILET
I. noun
Etymology: French toilette cloth on which items used for grooming are placed, from Middle French, piece of batiste, from diminutive of toile cloth
Date: 1667
dressing table , the act or process of dressing and grooming oneself,
3. a. bathroom , lavatory 2, privy , a fixture that consists usually of a water-flushed bowl and seat and is used for defecation and urination, cleansing in preparation for or in association with a medical or surgical procedure ,
II. verb
Date: 1840
intransitive verb to dress and groom oneself, to use the toilet, transitive verb dress , garb , to help (as a child or sick person) use the toilet