fossetten.

Brit.

/fɒˈsɛt/, U.S.

/ˌfɔˈsɛt/,

/ˌfɑˈsɛt/

Forms: 1800s– fossette, 1900s– fosette.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fossette.

Etymology: < French fossette small pit or depression in the surface of a solid structure (1732 in the passage translated in quot. 1733 at fossula n. 1), kind of ulcer of the cornea (1782 or earlier; earlier in senses ‘small depression’ (12th cent. in Old French), ‘dimple’ (c1230)) < fosse fosse n.¹ + -ette -ette suffix. Compare earlier fosse n.¹ 4, fossa n.¹, fossule n., fossula n., and fossulet n.

1. Anatomy, Zoology, and Palaeontology. A small pit, depression, or fossa in the surface of a solid structure, as in the crown of a tooth or the cuticle of an arthropod.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > action of making indentation > an indentation on a surface > slight

dimple1632

fossette1827

1827 J. W. Sterling tr. A. A. L. M. Velpeau in N.-Y. Med. & Physical Jrnl. 6 184 This groove is, below the crural arch, what the external inguinal depression is above it: we will therefore call it the external iliac fossette [Fr. fossette iliaque externe].

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 49 Inner antennæ without fossettes, and elongated.

1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea v. 51 In the carapace are excavated orbits and fossettes, hollows respectively adapted to receive the stalked eyes and the short first antennæ.

1937 Amer. Midland Naturalist 18 905 The posterior and anterior fosettes [sc. of the molars and premolars of a fossil horse] are relatively large with no folding on their inner borders.

1985 Internat. Jrnl. Parasitol. 15 635/2 Bothridial-free margins form a bourrelet of variable width. Each face of the bourrelet with two sensory fossettes (ciliated pits).

2003 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. 23 879/1 Upper dentition:..cement absent within fossettes with a thin layer sometimes present on ectoloph.

†2. Medicine. A small ulcer of the cornea having a deep central pit. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1833 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. I. Fossette, fossula, anulus, bothrium, is a small ulcer of the transparent cornea the centre of which is deep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossette
释义	fossetten. Brit. /fɒˈsɛt/, U.S. /ˌfɔˈsɛt/, /ˌfɑˈsɛt/ Forms: 1800s– fossette, 1900s– fosette. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fossette. Etymology: < French fossette small pit or depression in the surface of a solid structure (1732 in the passage translated in quot. 1733 at fossula n. 1), kind of ulcer of the cornea (1782 or earlier; earlier in senses ‘small depression’ (12th cent. in Old French), ‘dimple’ (c1230)) < fosse fosse n.¹ + -ette -ette suffix. Compare earlier fosse n.¹ 4, fossa n.¹, fossule n., fossula n., and fossulet n. 1. Anatomy, Zoology, and Palaeontology. A small pit, depression, or fossa in the surface of a solid structure, as in the crown of a tooth or the cuticle of an arthropod. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > action of making indentation > an indentation on a surface > slight dimple1632 fossette1827 1827 J. W. Sterling tr. A. A. L. M. Velpeau in N.-Y. Med. & Physical Jrnl. 6 184 This groove is, below the crural arch, what the external inguinal depression is above it: we will therefore call it the external iliac fossette [Fr. fossette iliaque externe]. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 49 Inner antennæ without fossettes, and elongated. 1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea v. 51 In the carapace are excavated orbits and fossettes, hollows respectively adapted to receive the stalked eyes and the short first antennæ. 1937 Amer. Midland Naturalist 18 905 The posterior and anterior fosettes [sc. of the molars and premolars of a fossil horse] are relatively large with no folding on their inner borders. 1985 Internat. Jrnl. Parasitol. 15 635/2 Bothridial-free margins form a bourrelet of variable width. Each face of the bourrelet with two sensory fossettes (ciliated pits). 2003 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. 23 879/1 Upper dentition:..cement absent within fossettes with a thin layer sometimes present on ectoloph. †2. Medicine. A small ulcer of the cornea having a deep central pit. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1833 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. I. Fossette, fossula, anulus, bothrium, is a small ulcer of the transparent cornea the centre of which is deep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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