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fourchette
CIDE DICTIONARY
fourchette, n. [F., dim. of fourche. See Fork.].
- A table fork. [1913 Webster]
- A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum. [1913 Webster]
- The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed. Knight. [1913 Webster]
- The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fourchette, n. Anat. a thin fold of skin at the back of the vulva.
Etymology
F, dimin. of fourche (as FORK)
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