bidet
nounUK /ˈbiːdeɪ/ · US /bɪˈdeɪ/
Etymology Borrowed from French bidet.
1
A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
- Near-synonym: washlet (sometimes synonymous)
2
Obsolete A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.
- For joy of which I will return to myself, mount my bidet in a dance1631, Ben Jonson, Chloridia:
- Derived terms
- Bidet, bidet shower, bidet spray, bidet sprayer