closet of ease
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English
Etymology
From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”) and to distinguish the sense from other uses of closet (“a small, private room and a small, private outdoor space”).
Noun
closet of ease (plural closets of ease)
- (euphemistic, obsolete) A room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.
- 1662, B. Gerbier, A Brief Description of the Principles of Building, page 27:
- A Closet of ease.
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Derived terms
- closet (as a lavatory)
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "closet, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1891.