It can be an item into which one deposits bodily waste, or an area/room where one goes to defecate and/or micturate. The earlier meaning, very occasionally stil

It can be an item into which one deposits bodily waste, or an area/room where one goes to defecate and/or micturate. The earlier meaning, very occasionally still used, is a place for dressing and/or grooming (eg powdering a wig).