单词 | bidet |
释义 | bidetn. 1. A small horse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > defined by size > small hobbyc1400 tit1548 Galloway1598 hobby-horse1598 bidet1631 pony1659 runt1725 criollo1894 cuddyc1930 1631 B. Jonson Chloridia 163 I will returne to my selfe, mount my Bidet, in a dance; and coruet vpon my Curtall. 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I I. ii. 18 Then there are thanks for two bidets which Henry sends him. 1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous II. vi. 202 I trotted behind on a little Bidet. 2. /ˈbiːdeɪ/. ‘A vessel on a low, narrow stand, which can be bestridden’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon) for bathing purposes. Now usually a shallow oval basin fitted in a bathroom, used for washing the perineum. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > vessel for bathing in > types of furo1615 semicupium1634 bidet1766 hip bath1806 slipper-bath1829 sitz bath1842 saucer bath1860 Roman tub1911 ofuro1934 bathinette1936 Jacuzzi1966 hot tub1973 plunge pool1973 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. v. 64 Will custom exempt from the imputation of gross indecency a French lady, who shifts her frousy smock in presence of a male visitant, and talks to him of her lavement, her medecine, and her bidet! 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Bidet, commonly pronounced biddy, a kind of tub, contrived for ladies to wash themselves, for which purpose they bestride it like a little French poney, or post horse, called in France bidets. 1801 Ann. Reg. 1799 (Otridge ed.) ii. Useful Projects 401/1 A machine answering the purposes of a portable water-closet, or bidet, and easy chair. 1959 R. Gant World in Jug 60 We checked into our hotel near the Opéra and the boys joked about the bidets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1631 |
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