bidet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a basin for washing genitals and anal area

WordNet

Bi*det" noun
Etymology
F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal, W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch.
Definitions
  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 1913