English Explanatory Dictionary

fourchette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
  2. A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
  3. An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
  4. The wishbone or furculum of birds
  5. The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
  6. The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.

Pronunciation

/fɔːˈʃɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fourchette.wav

Word forms

fourchette fourchettes

Etymology

From French fourchette.

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