fourchettes
plural of fourchette
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 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
