vachette

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noun

A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.

OriginFrench vachette →
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Meanings

nounvachette (plural vachettes)

plural vachettes

  1. biologyA piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.

Origin

  1. Frenchvachette
  2. Englishvachette

From French vachette.

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Anagrams

chavette
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APA

vachette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vachette

MLA

“vachette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vachette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vachette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vachette.

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