rascette

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UK/ɹaˈsɛt/

noun

The wrist.

OriginMiddle French rachette ← Late Latin racheta ← Arabic رَاحَة →
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Meanings

nounrascette (plural rascettes)

plural rascettes · alternative rascetta

  1. obsoleteanatomyThe wrist.
  2. palmistryThe lines or wrinkles running across the wrist at the base of the palm.

Origin

  1. Arabicرَاحَة“palm of the hand”
  2. Late Latinracheta
  3. Middle Frenchrachette
  4. Englishrascette

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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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 腕紋 /腕纹
  • 腕紋 /腕纹 (wànwén)the lines running across the wrist at the base of the palm
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APA

rascette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rascette

MLA

“rascette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rascette. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rascette,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rascette.

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