Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Douche"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Douche \Douche\, n. [F., fr. It. doccia, fr. docciare to flow,
pour, fr. an assumed LL. ductiare, fr. L. ducere, ductum, to
lead, conduct (water). See {Duct}.]
1. A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part
of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.
2. (Med.) A syringe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
douche
n 1: a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal
lavage and enemas [syn: {douche bag}]
2: irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or
around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat
infections or cleanse from odorous contents
v : direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
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