What does fourchette mean?

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fʊərˈʃɛtfourchette

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Wiktionary

  1. fourchettenoun

    A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).

  2. fourchettenoun

    A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.

  3. Etymology: From fourchette.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fourchettenoun

    a table fork

  2. Fourchettenoun

    a small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva

  3. Fourchettenoun

    the wishbone or furculum of birds

  4. Fourchettenoun

    the frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals

  5. Fourchettenoun

    an instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the fraenum

  6. Fourchettenoun

    the forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed

  7. Etymology: [F., dim. of fourche. See Fork.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fourchette

    fōōr-shet′, n. a small forked instrument used for supporting the tongue in the operation of cutting the frenum: a forked piece between glove fingers, uniting the front and back parts. [Fr.]

Editors Contribution

  1. fourchette

    Aux échecs, attaque par un pion de deux pièces à la fois.


    Submitted by davidb on July 21, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fourchette in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fourchette in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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