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Webster 1913 Edition

Bidet

Bi-det′

,
Noun.
[F.
bidet
, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael.
bideach
very little, diminutive,
bidein
a diminutive animal, W.
bidan
a weakly or sorry wretch.]
1.
A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.
B. Jonson.
2.
A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bidet

BIDET'

,
Noun.
A small horse, formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.

Definition 2024

Bidet

Bidet

See also: bidet

German

Noun

Bidet n ‎(genitive Bidets, plural Bidets)

  1. bidet

Declension

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowing from French bidet.

Noun

Bidet m ‎(plural Bideten)

  1. bidet

bidet

bidet

See also: Bidet

English

A bidet.

Noun

bidet ‎(plural bidets)

  1. a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus
  2. (obsolete) A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

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French

Etymology

From bider, of unknown ultimate origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.dɛ/

Noun

bidet m ‎(plural bidets)

  1. pony
  2. bidet

Anagrams

Norman

Noun

bidet m ‎(plural bidets)

  1. (Jersey) pony
  2. (Jersey) bidet

Synonyms

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

bidet m inan

  1. bidet

Declension

Etymology

Borrowing from French bidet.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eː

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