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douche noun & verb. M18.
[French from Italian doccia conduit pipe, from docciare pour by drops from Proto-Romance, from Latin ductus DUCT noun.]
A. noun. (The application of) a jet of (esp. cold) liquid or air to a part of the body, as a form of bathing or for medicinal purposes; spec. the flushing of the vagina, as a contraceptive measure. Also, a syringe or similar device for producing such a jet. M18.
fig.: P. Brook From the fanatical chastity of Isabella and the mystery of the Duke we are plunged back to Pompey and Barnadine for douches of normality.
Comb.: douche-bag a small syringe for douching the vagina, esp. as a contraceptive measure.
b. verb.
verb trans. Administer a douche to. M19.
verb intrans. Take a douche; spec. take a vaginal douche, esp. as a contraceptive measure. M19.