BIDET

bidet

(noun) a basin for washing genitals and anal area

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bidet (plural bidets)

a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

(obsolete) A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.

Anagrams

• betid, bited, debit

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*det", n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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