rascette

noun

ras·​cette

raˈset

plural -s

: a line crossing the wrist below the palm of the hand that is sometimes held by palmists to provide additional indication of a strong or weak constitution

called also bracelet

Word History

Etymology

French, from Medieval Latin raseta

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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