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fossette

/fɒˈsɛt/US/ˌfɔˈsɛt/

fossette noun: a little hollow; a dimple.

Noun

fossette (plural fossettes)

  1. A little hollow; a dimple.
  2. A small, deep-centred ulcer of the transparent cornea.
  3. A small depression in the crown of a tooth.

fossette meaning in Tamil

fossette in Tamil

கண்மணிபுண், கருவிழி சிறுபுண், சிறுகுழிவு

Forms of fossette

pluralfossettes

Origin of fossette

From French, a diminutive of fosse (“a fosse”).

Words formed from fossette

Words that rhyme with fossette

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Questions about fossette

What does fossette mean?
Fossette means a little hollow; a dimple.
What is fossette in Tamil?
Fossette in Tamil is கண்மணிபுண், கருவிழி சிறுபுண், சிறுகுழிவு. See Fossette meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fossette?
Fossette is a noun.
How do you pronounce fossette?
Fossette is pronounced /fɒˈsɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of fossette?
The plural of fossette is fossettes.

Words near fossette in the dictionary

  1. FOSSers
  2. fosses
  3. fosset
  4. fossets
  5. Fossett
  6. fossette
  7. fossettes
  8. fossettid
  9. fossettids
  10. Fossetts
  11. fosseway

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fossette (page history and authors); fossette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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