fourchette

[ foor-shet ]

/ fʊərˈʃɛt /

noun

Anatomy. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.

Ornithology. furcula; wishbone.

Zoology. the frog of an animal's foot.

a strip of leather or fabric joining the front and back sections of a glove finger.

Chiefly Bridge. a tenace.

Origin of fourchette

1745–55; <French, diminutive of fourche;see fork, -ette

Words nearby fourchette

four bits, four-by-four, four-by-two, four-channel, fourché, fourchette, four-color, four-color problem, four-colour, four-corners, four-cycle

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Example sentences from the Web for fourchette

Notice that two of the fingers have only one fourchette, while the others have two fourchettes each.
Makers of Many Things|Eva March Tappan
You still have in your hand what is vulgarly called the "fourchette," or alternate cards, to win the game with.
The Sharper Detected and Exposed|Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
We had wintered up on the Fourchette, and the Assinaboines had raised our cache.
Then and Now|Robert Vaughn

British Dictionary definitions for fourchette

fourchette

/ (fʊəˈʃɛt) /

noun

anatomy the bandlike fold of skin, about one inch from the anus, forming the posterior margin of the vulva

a less common name for furcula, frog 3

Word Origin for fourchette

C18: from French: a little fork, from Old French forche , from Latin furca fork

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fourchette

fourchette

[ fur-shĕt′ ]

n.

frenulum of pudendal lips

单词	fourchette
释义	fourchette [ foor-shet ] / fʊərˈʃɛt / noun Anatomy. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva. Ornithology. furcula; wishbone. Zoology. the frog of an animal's foot. a strip of leather or fabric joining the front and back sections of a glove finger. Chiefly Bridge. a tenace. Origin of fourchette 1745–55; <French, diminutive of fourche;see fork, -ette Words nearby fourchette four bits, four-by-four, four-by-two, four-channel, fourché, fourchette, four-color, four-color problem, four-colour, four-corners, four-cycle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fourchette Notice that two of the fingers have only one fourchette, while the others have two fourchettes each. Makers of Many Things\|Eva March Tappan You still have in your hand what is vulgarly called the "fourchette," or alternate cards, to win the game with. The Sharper Detected and Exposed\|Jean-Eugne Robert-Houdin We had wintered up on the Fourchette, and the Assinaboines had raised our cache. Then and Now\|Robert Vaughn British Dictionary definitions for fourchette fourchette / (fʊəˈʃɛt) / noun anatomy the bandlike fold of skin, about one inch from the anus, forming the posterior margin of the vulva a less common name for furcula, frog 3 Word Origin for fourchette C18: from French: a little fork, from Old French forche , from Latin furca fork Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fourchette fourchette [ fur-shĕt′ ] n. frenulum of pudendal lips The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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