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Definition of Bidet
1. Noun. A basin for washing genitals and anal area.
Definition of Bidet
1. n. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.
Definition of Bidet
1. Noun. a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bidet
1. a low basin used for washing [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bidet
1. A tub for a sitz bath, having also an attachment for giving vaginal or rectal infusions. Origin: Fr. A small horse (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bidet
Literary usage of Bidet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works: With a Life of the Author Written by Himself by Laurence Sterne, David Herbert (1882)
"THE bidet. settled all these little matters, I got post-chaise with more ease
than ever ia post-chaise in my life ; and La Fleur )t one large jack-boot on ..."
2. A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy: To which are Added the by Laurence Sterne (1861)
"THE bidet. HAVING settled all these little matters, I got into my post-chaise
with more ease than ever I got into a post-chaise in my life; ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1874)
"IMPROVED ENEMA AND DOUCHE, WITH bidet. This apparatus is made of strong tin, ...
The back part forms the bidet, upon which the person using it is seated; ..."
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