Fourchette

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fourchette \Four`chette"\ (f[=oo]r`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of
     fourche. See {Fork}.]
     1. A table fork.
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     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.
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     3. (Surg.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue
        during the cutting of the fr[ae]num.
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     4. (Glove Making) The forked piece between two adjacent
        fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.
        --Knight.
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     5. (Card Playing) The combination of the card immediately
        above and the one immediately below a given card.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]