rascette

English

Alternative forms

rascetta

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)

(obsolete, anatomy) The wrist.
(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 (wànwén)

Anagrams

Racettes, cat trees, caterest, createst

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