four·chette (f r-sh t )n. 1. A narrow, forked strip of material joining the front and back sections of the fingers of gloves. 2. Anatomy A small band or fold of mucous membrane forming the posterior margin of the vulva and connecting the posterior ends of the labia majora. 3. Zoology See furcula. [French, from Old French forchete, fork, diminutive of forche, pitchfork, from Latin furca.] |
fourchette [fʊəˈʃɛt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the bandlike fold of skin, about one inch from the anus, forming the posterior margin of the vulva
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a less common name for furcula, frog3
[from French: a little fork, from Old French forche , from Latin furca fork]
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