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

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.

At about two o'clock a d�je�ner � la fourchette was laid in the dining-room, around which were discussed all the serious, and serio-political, and serio-literary subjects of the day.

From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs

It quite thrilled me to ask the chambermaid for eau chaude instead of "hot water"; and I felt proud of knowing that the midday meal was called d�jeuner � la fourchette.

From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Howard, Kathleen

We were invited to a déjeûner à la fourchette, at one o'clock P.M. on the 11th September, at the Imperial summer palace Hamagoten, 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