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

Madame, the Marquise, is also pleased to say that my pouree d’epinard is smoother and better than Gaston’s, and only yesterday she bought a tray of it for their d�jeuner a la fourchette.

From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell

The following forenoon the prince invited us to a d�je�ner � la fourchette at his 'hermitage,' as he liked to call it.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

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

Everything is placed ready for déjeûner à la fourchette.

From Happy-Thought Hall by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir