FOURCHETTE


Meaning of FOURCHETTE in English

/foor shet"/ , n.

1. Anat. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.

2. Ornith. furcula; wishbone.

3. Zool. the frog of an animal's foot.

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

5. Chiefly Bridge. a tenace.

[ 1745-55; fourche; see FORK -ETTE ]

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