fourchette

[ foor-shet ]

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.

fourchette

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fourchette¹

1745–55; < French, diminutive of fourche; fork, -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of fourchette¹

C18: from French: a little fork, from Old French forche , from Latin furca fork