A toilet seat is a hinged unit consisting of seat and lid which is bolted onto a toilet bowl for a flush toilet. A toilet seat consists of the seat itself, which may be contoured for the user to sit on, and the lid, which covers the toilet when it is not in use.
The seat is lifted during a male's standing urination, or when cleaning the toilet.
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“The authentic! I said
rising from the toilet seat.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
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