fourchette (plural fourchettes)
(anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
The wishbone or furculum of birds
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
(card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.
Source: Wiktionary
Four`chette", n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum.
4. (Glove Making)
Definition: The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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