water closetn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌklɒzɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌklɔzət/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌklɔzət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., closet n.

Etymology: < water n. + closet n.

Now chiefly archaic, historical, or euphemistic, except in the abbreviated form W.C.

1. A small room fitted out for a person to urinate and defecate in, with a water supply to flush away the waste. Cf. toilet n. 9a, lavatory n. 5b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory

closet1496

water closet1736

water closet1747

throne room1787

W.C.1815

netty1825

convenience1841

Johnny1847

lavabo1852

restrooma1856

small room1858

cloakroom1865

lavatory1874

bathroom1883

toilet1886

can1900

place1902

lav1913

washroom1919

head1920

lavvy1922

dike1923

smallest room1930

John1931

khazi1932

loo1940

biffy1942

Wa1953

shitcan1954

commode1958

cludgie1961

1736 R. Morris Lect. Archit.: Pt. Second xiv. 219 On the Ground-floor a Situation like this might make the Place..free from being offensive to the House, if converted to a Water-closet.

1755 Connoisseur No. 100 It was always my office..to attend him in the water-closet when he took a cathartic.

1819 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) IV. 248 I am happy to learn it has that useful English comfort, a water-closet.

1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. I. ix. 348 Water-closet... That of the palace of the Cæsars is adorned with marble, arabesques and mosaicks.

1969 V. Nabokov Ada i. xii. 72 The longest occupant of the nursery water closet was Mlle. Larivière, who came there with a rose-oil lampad and her buvard.

2008 A. Leary Outtakes from Marriage 126 The only toilet was in an old-fashioned water closet down the hall, and we shared it with a frail but kindly former junkie who lived on the floor below us.

2. A fixed receptacle used for urination and defecation, typically consisting of a large bowl (with a ring-shaped seat) and its associated plumbing for flushing away the waste. Cf. toilet n. 9b, lavatory n. 5c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory

closet1496

water closet1736

water closet1747

throne room1787

W.C.1815

netty1825

convenience1841

Johnny1847

lavabo1852

restrooma1856

small room1858

cloakroom1865

lavatory1874

bathroom1883

toilet1886

can1900

place1902

lav1913

washroom1919

head1920

lavvy1922

dike1923

smallest room1930

John1931

khazi1932

loo1940

biffy1942

Wa1953

shitcan1954

commode1958

cludgie1961

1747 Catal. Materials at Cannons 53 The leaden pipes down from the cistern to the water closet.., at 8s per hund. weight.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 409 The different parts of water-closets are made in a similar way, and sold to the plumber.

1877 H. Robinson & J. C. Melliss Purif. Water-carried Sewage 1 Water-closets do not add very much to the volume of sewage.

1932 A. Bell Cherry Tree x. 143 He pulled the plug of the water-closet and turned to us with a triumphant smile as the house echoed with the demonstrably efficient deluge.

1998 A. Hollinghurst Spell (1999) xiii. 176 A further passage led into a tall narrow space enshrining the..scalloped porcelain bowl of the ‘Clifford’, a majestic Victorian water-closet.

Compounds

General attributive and objective. With quot. 1960 cf. toilet joke n. at toilet n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

?1793 P. Boyle Gen. London Guide Index sig. A3^v/2 Water Closet makers.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 218 Fine water-closet latch, with snibbing-bolt.

1873 B. Latham Sanitary Engin. 39 A district in which the water-closet system is intended only to be partially adopted.

1946 E. Bishop North & South 36 Cries galore come from the water-closet door.

1960 W. Percy Moviegoer i. iv. 38 She hadn't much use for her father's ways, his dogged good nature, his Catholic unseriousness, his little water closet jokes.

1991 N. Mailer Harlot's Ghost v. xiii. 793 He..excused himself, shut the door to the bathroom, and after a bout of vomiting and other water-closet engagements, came out sufficiently recovered to break open a bottle of añego.

Derivatives

ˈwater-ˌcloseted adj. fitted or provided with a water closet or water closets.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective] > having water-closets

water-closeted1827

closeted1877

1827 Times 2 Oct. (advt.) A capitally-built, 10-roomed, folding-doored, water-closeted, double-gardened, respectable family residence.

1876 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 June 725/2 A town..well water-closeted and containing no manufactories.

1908 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 22 Dec. 831/1 Leicester was a water-closeted town. The number of houses was over 60,000; and the water-closets numbered about 59,000.

1982 C. S. Hamlin What becomes of Pollution? viii. 378 Nor could the Irwell legitimately be termed a sewage-polluted river, since Manchester and most other northern towns were not yet water-closeted to a significant degree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	water closet
释义	water closetn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌklɒzɪt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌklɔzət/, /ˈwɑdər ˌklɔzət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., closet n. Etymology: < water n. + closet n. Now chiefly archaic, historical, or euphemistic, except in the abbreviated form W.C. 1. A small room fitted out for a person to urinate and defecate in, with a water supply to flush away the waste. Cf. toilet n. 9a, lavatory n. 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory closet1496 water closet1736 water closet1747 throne room1787 W.C.1815 netty1825 convenience1841 Johnny1847 lavabo1852 restrooma1856 small room1858 cloakroom1865 lavatory1874 bathroom1883 toilet1886 can1900 place1902 lav1913 washroom1919 head1920 lavvy1922 dike1923 smallest room1930 John1931 khazi1932 loo1940 biffy1942 Wa1953 shitcan1954 commode1958 cludgie1961 1736 R. Morris Lect. Archit.: Pt. Second xiv. 219 On the Ground-floor a Situation like this might make the Place..free from being offensive to the House, if converted to a Water-closet. 1755 Connoisseur No. 100 It was always my office..to attend him in the water-closet when he took a cathartic. 1819 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1837) IV. 248 I am happy to learn it has that useful English comfort, a water-closet. 1825 T. D. Fosbroke Encycl. Antiq. I. ix. 348 Water-closet... That of the palace of the Cæsars is adorned with marble, arabesques and mosaicks. 1969 V. Nabokov Ada i. xii. 72 The longest occupant of the nursery water closet was Mlle. Larivière, who came there with a rose-oil lampad and her buvard. 2008 A. Leary Outtakes from Marriage 126 The only toilet was in an old-fashioned water closet down the hall, and we shared it with a frail but kindly former junkie who lived on the floor below us. 2. A fixed receptacle used for urination and defecation, typically consisting of a large bowl (with a ring-shaped seat) and its associated plumbing for flushing away the waste. Cf. toilet n. 9b, lavatory n. 5c. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory closet1496 water closet1736 water closet1747 throne room1787 W.C.1815 netty1825 convenience1841 Johnny1847 lavabo1852 restrooma1856 small room1858 cloakroom1865 lavatory1874 bathroom1883 toilet1886 can1900 place1902 lav1913 washroom1919 head1920 lavvy1922 dike1923 smallest room1930 John1931 khazi1932 loo1940 biffy1942 Wa1953 shitcan1954 commode1958 cludgie1961 1747 Catal. Materials at Cannons 53 The leaden pipes down from the cistern to the water closet.., at 8s per hund. weight. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 409 The different parts of water-closets are made in a similar way, and sold to the plumber. 1877 H. Robinson & J. C. Melliss Purif. Water-carried Sewage 1 Water-closets do not add very much to the volume of sewage. 1932 A. Bell Cherry Tree x. 143 He pulled the plug of the water-closet and turned to us with a triumphant smile as the house echoed with the demonstrably efficient deluge. 1998 A. Hollinghurst Spell (1999) xiii. 176 A further passage led into a tall narrow space enshrining the..scalloped porcelain bowl of the ‘Clifford’, a majestic Victorian water-closet. Compounds General attributive and objective. With quot. 1960 cf. toilet joke n. at toilet n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ ?1793 P. Boyle Gen. London Guide Index sig. A3^v/2 Water Closet makers. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 218 Fine water-closet latch, with snibbing-bolt. 1873 B. Latham Sanitary Engin. 39 A district in which the water-closet system is intended only to be partially adopted. 1946 E. Bishop North & South 36 Cries galore come from the water-closet door. 1960 W. Percy Moviegoer i. iv. 38 She hadn't much use for her father's ways, his dogged good nature, his Catholic unseriousness, his little water closet jokes. 1991 N. Mailer Harlot's Ghost v. xiii. 793 He..excused himself, shut the door to the bathroom, and after a bout of vomiting and other water-closet engagements, came out sufficiently recovered to break open a bottle of añego. Derivatives ˈwater-ˌcloseted adj. fitted or provided with a water closet or water closets. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective] > having water-closets water-closeted1827 closeted1877 1827 Times 2 Oct. (advt.) A capitally-built, 10-roomed, folding-doored, water-closeted, double-gardened, respectable family residence. 1876 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 June 725/2 A town..well water-closeted and containing no manufactories. 1908 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 22 Dec. 831/1 Leicester was a water-closeted town. The number of houses was over 60,000; and the water-closets numbered about 59,000. 1982 C. S. Hamlin What becomes of Pollution? viii. 378 Nor could the Irwell legitimately be termed a sewage-polluted river, since Manchester and most other northern towns were not yet water-closeted to a significant degree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1736
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