Bĭ-det', n.
(bĭ-dĕt' or bĭ-dā') (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. bidet, It. bidetto. Cf. Gael. bideach, very little, diminutive, bidein, a diminutive animal, W. bidan, a weakly or sorry wretch.]
Sense 1. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage. B. Jonson.
Sense 2. An article of bedroom furniture, used in washing the body.