a heart-shaped board on wheels, on which messages are written under supposed spirit guidance
Word origin
C19: from French: little board, from plancheplank1
planchette in American English
(plænˈʃɛt)
noun
a small, heart-shaped or triangular device, often having as one of its supports a pencil, that is supposed to write out a message or, as with a Ouija board, point to lettersor words, as it moves with the fingers resting lightly on it
Word origin
Fr: see planchet
Examples of 'planchette' in a sentence
planchette
The fingertips of both hands rested on the folder as though it were the planchette from a Oiuja board.