rascette
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle French rachette, rascette, from Late Latin racheta, rasceta (“wrist, ankle”), diminutive of rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”).
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Noun[edit]
rascette (plural rascettes)
- (obsolete, anatomy) The wrist.
- (palmistry) The lines or wrinkles running across the wrist at the base of the palm.