rascette
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French rachette, rascette, from Late Latin racheta, rasceta (“wrist, ankle”), diminutive of rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة (rāḥa, “palm of the hand”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrascette (plural rascettes)
- (obsolete, anatomy) The wrist.
- (palmistry) The lines or wrinkles running across the wrist at the base of the palm.