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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.