rascette

English

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Etymology

From Middle French rachette, rascette, from Late Latin racheta, rasceta (“wrist, ankle”), diminutive of rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹaˈsɛt/

Noun

rascette (plural rascettes)

  1. (obsolete, anatomy) The wrist.
  2. (palmistry) The lines or wrinkles running across the wrist at the base of the palm.

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