fourchette
[f
oo
r-
shet
]
/fʊərˈʃɛt/
noun
1.
Anatomy.
the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.
2.
Ornithology.
furcula; wishbone.
3.
Zoology.
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.
Origin
1745-55;
<
French,
diminutive of
fourche;
see
fork
,
-ette
British Dictionary definitions for
fourchette
fourchette
/
fʊəˈʃɛt
/
noun
1.
(
anatomy
) the bandlike fold of skin, about one inch from the anus, forming the posterior margin of the vulva
2.
a less common name for
furcula
,
frog
3
Word Origin
C18: from French: a little fork, from Old French
forche
, from Latin
furca
fork
fourchette
in Medicine
fourchette
four·chette (fur-shět')
n.
See
frenulum of pudendal lips
.