Bidet Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of bidet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bidet noun  /ˈbiːdeɪ/  /bɪˈdeɪ/ jump to other results

1. enlarge imagea low bowl in the bathroom, usually with taps, that you fill with water and sit on to wash your bottomWord Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘horse’): from French, literally ‘pony’, from bider ‘to trot’, of unknown origin.

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Nearby words

• biddy noun
• bide verb
• bidet noun
• bidi noun
• bidirectional adjective

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