fossette
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French, diminutive of fosse (“a fosse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fossette (plural fossettes)
- A little hollow; a dimple.
- (medicine) A small, deep-centred ulcer of the transparent cornea.
- (dentistry) A small depression in the crown of a tooth
Translations[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fosse + -ette, a diminutive suffix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fossette f (plural fossettes)
Further reading[edit]
- “fossette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
fossette f
Anagrams[edit]
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