/bee"shon freez", fri zay"/ ; Fr. /bee shawonn frddee zay"/
one of a French-Belgian breed of small dog having a silky, loosely curled, thick white coat, a topknot, dropped ears with long flowing hair, and a tail curved over its back, originally developed in the Mediterranean area.
[ 1965-70; bichon a breed of lap dog, aph. var. of barbichon, dim. of barbet a kind of spaniel, ult. deriv. of barbe BARB 1 ]