rascette

English

Alternative forms

• rascetta

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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.

Translations

the lines running across the wrist at the base of the palm

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腕紋／腕纹, 腕纹 (wànwén)

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Anagrams

• Racettes, cat trees, caterest, createst