1a. A stream of water, often containing medicinal or cleansing agents, that is applied to a body part or cavity for hygienic or therapeutic purposes. b. A stream of air applied in a similar way. 2. The application of a douche. 3. An instrument for applying a douche.
VERB:
Inflected forms: douched, douch·ing, douch·es
TRANSITIVE VERB:
To cleanse or treat by means of a douche.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To cleanse or treat oneself with a douche.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, shower, from Italian doccia, conduit, back-formation from doccione, pipe, from Latin ducti, ductin-, act of leading, from ductus, past participle of dcere, to lead. See deuk- in Appendix I.
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cere, to lead. See deuk- in Appendix I.
