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

The Frenchman, who has been expecting d�jeuner � la fourchette, is surveying with astonishment the dish of mutton-chops they have set down before him.

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard

Those whose flight is awkward and but slightly energetic have the limbs of the fourchette slender; they unite at a more acute angle, and the bone is V shaped.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

It served me for a second meal, a breakfast; but at this déjeuner sans fourchette I picked the bones.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

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.