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Fourchette

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fourchette \Four`chette"\, n. (Card Playing)
   The combination of the card immediately above and the one
   immediately below a given card.

Fourchette \Four`chette"\ (f[=oo]r`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of
   fourche. See {Fork}.]
   1. A table fork.

   2. (Anat.)
      (a) A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the
          posterior part of the vulva.
      (b) The wishbone or furculum of birds.
      (c) The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.

   3. (Surg.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue
      during the cutting of the fr[ae]num.

   4. (Glove Making) The forked piece between two adjacent
      fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.
      --Knight.
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