Definitions for fossette

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fossette fos·sette

Spelling: [fo-set, faw-]

IPA: /fɒˈsɛt, fɔ-/

Fossette is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in fossette (eefosstt).

Definitions for fossette

noun

1. a small hollow or depression, as in a bivalve shell; dimple.
2. Pathology. a small, deep corneal ulcer.

Origin of fossette

1840-50; French: dimple, small cavity. See fosse, -ette

Examples for fossette

There is occasionally a saucer-shaped plate or platform just under the cardinal teeth and within the shell, called the fossette.

However, the fossette itself is shallow and soon disappears with slight wear.