fourchette
Anatomy. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.
Ornithology. furcula; wishbone.
Zoology. the frog of an animal's foot.
a strip of leather or fabric joining the front and back sections of a glove finger.
Chiefly Bridge. a tenace.
Origin of fourchette
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How to use fourchette in a sentence
It served me for a second meal, a breakfast; but at this déjeuner sans fourchette I picked the bones.
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne ReidSuppose I treat myself to a djeuner la fourchette of the right sort—why not?
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams | Charles Paul de KockThe game to commence with the "luncheon interval," to be employed in discussing a djeuner la fourchette.
You still have in your hand what is vulgarly called the "fourchette," or alternate cards, to win the game with.
The Sharper Detected and Exposed | Jean-Eugne Robert-HoudinThen, as to that breakfast à la fourchette with Madam; if I remain, will you agree to tell me what is your business here?
54-40 or Fight | Emerson Hough
British Dictionary definitions for fourchette
/ (fʊəˈʃɛt) /
Origin of fourchette
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