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bi·chon

 (bē-shŏn′, bē′shŏn)
n.
A bichon frisé.

[French, alteration (probably influenced by biche, doe, used as a term of affection) of barbichon, diminutive of barbet, pointer for hunting in wetlands, from Old French, dog with a long, frizzy coat, from barbe, beard; see barb1.]
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