"fossette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɒˈsɛt/ [UK], /ˌfɔˈsɛt/ [US], /ˌfɑˈsɛt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fossette.wav Forms: fossettes [plural]
Etymology: French, diminutive of fosse (“a fosse”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun}} fossette (plural fossettes)
  1. A little hollow; a dimple. Translations (dimple): трапчинка (trapčinka) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-fossette-en-noun-Ju7HIFkC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 35 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 57 30 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 66 19 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 80 11 8 Disambiguation of 'dimple': 93 2 5
  2. (medicine) A small, deep-centred ulcer of the transparent cornea.
    Sense id: en-fossette-en-noun-sZ1uOU-4 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (dentistry) A small depression in the crown of a tooth
    Sense id: en-fossette-en-noun-CkVM6Ll4 Categories (other): Dentistry Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fossettid, metafossette, parafossette, postfossette, prefossette

Inflected forms

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