bidet

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bi=det

CIDE DICTIONARY

bidet, n. [F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal, W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch.].

•  A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.  B. Jonson.  [1913 Webster]
•  A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bidet, n. a low oval basin used esp. for washing the genital area.

Etymology

F, = pony

THESAURUS

bidet

aquamanile, automatic dishwasher, basin, bath, bathtub, carriage horse, cart horse, cavalry horse, dishpan, dishwasher, draft horse, dray horse, driving horse, ewer, fill horse, filler, finger bowl, gigster, hack, hackney, hunter, jument, kitchen sink, lavabo, lavatory, lead, leader, mount, pack horse, palfrey, piscina, plow horse, pole horse, polo pony, post-horse, remount, rider, riding horse, road horse, roadster, rouncy, saddle horse, saddler, shaft horse, shower, shower bath, shower curtain, shower head, shower room, shower stall, showers, sink, stalking-horse, sumpter, sumpter horse, thill horse, thiller, tub, wash barrel, wash boiler, washbasin, washbowl, washdish, washer, washing machine, washing pot, washpot, washstand, washtub, wheeler, wheelhorse, workhorse

ROGET THESAURUS

bidet

Carrier

N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.