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.
noun. 1  The chief or largest part: His ideas are, in the main, impractical. 2  The principal pipe or conduit in a system for conveying water, gas, oil, or other utility. 3  Physical strength: fought with might and main. 4  A mainland. 5  The open ocean. 6  Nautical a. A mainsail.