toiletry

noun

toi·​let·​ry ˈtȯi-lə-trē How to pronounce toiletry (audio)
plural toiletries
: an article or preparation (such as toothpaste, shaving cream, or cologne) used in cleaning or grooming oneself
usually used in plural

Examples of toiletry in a Sentence

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Listen to this article A manhunt was underway in Ohio on Wednesday after a gunman fatally shot one person and wounded five others inside a cosmetics and toiletries warehouse, police said. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025 The city said police responded at about 10:30 p.m. to the active shooter situation at KDC/One, which is a cosmetics and toiletries company. Brian Dakss, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025 The most fruitful of those efforts has been keeping travel-sized toiletries on hand and organized in separate containers. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025 Its shelves are now stocked with food and toiletries to aid displaced survivors of the Eaton fire. Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for toiletry 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toiletry was in 1917

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“Toiletry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toiletry. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

toiletry

noun
toi·​let·​ry ˈtȯi-lə-trē How to pronounce toiletry (audio)
plural toiletries
: something (as a soap, lotion, toothpaste, or cologne) used in grooming oneself
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