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Fourchette


Fourˊchette′

(foōrˊshĕt′)
,
Noun.
[F., dim. of
fourche
. See
Fork
.]
1.
A table fork.
2.
(Anat.)
(a)
A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva.
(b)
The wishbone or furculum of birds.
(c)
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
3.
(Surg.)
An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum.
4.
(Glove Making)
The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.
Knight.

Definition 2024


fourchette

fourchette

English

Noun

fourchette (plural fourchettes)

  1. (anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
  2. A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
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  3. (surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
  4. The wishbone or furculum of birds
  5. The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
  6. (card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.

French

Etymology

fourche + -ette

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuʁʃɛt/

Noun

fourchette f (plural fourchettes)

  1. fork (for eating)
  2. wishbone
  3. (statistics) margin
  4. (chess) fork
  5. band, bracket (as of taxes)
  6. frog (part of a horse's hoof)

Derived terms


Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French fourchette.

Noun

fourchette f (plural fourchettes)

  1. (Jersey) fork