fourchette

American  

[foor-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.

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fourchette British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of fourchette

1745–55; < French, diminutive of fourche; see fork, -ette

Example Sentences

The general has always been a bonne fourchette, but now, in retirement, he eats with gusto, if not abandon, and his weight is a source of anxiety to old friends.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the 18th September several of the members of the Vega expedition were invited to a déjeûner à la fourchette by Admiral Kawamura, minister of marine.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

At twelve o'clock preparations were made for a d�je�ner � la fourchette, dispensing, however, with knives and forks.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.

A d�je�ner � la fourchette was laid out under tents, where, at twenty long tables covered in the European manner, the most distinguished personages took their seats.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von

What wouldn't I give at this moment to be partaking of one of your recherch�s d�jeuners � la fourchette, ministered to by the good Kate.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William