\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.

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