A toilette in French means in an old fashion way, your attire and prettying up. Perfume being an important part of a good âtoiletteâ, you have some water dedicated to prettying up (faire sa toilette). So âeau de toiletteâ is a type of water (perfume) dedicated to be more beautiful.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  prosaic(Adjective) Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose. The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry. 2  prosaic(Adjective) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
Word Origin & History. pedestrian 1716, prosaic, dull (of writing), from L. pedester (gen. pedestris) plain, prosaic (sense contrasted with equester on horseback), from pedes one who goes on foot, from pes (gen. pedis) foot (see foot). Meaning going on foot is first attested 1791 in Eng.