planchette
A small plankA small plank.
» The planchette started moving on its own.
Meaning
4 sensesA small plank.
A type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)
A plane table.
(Canada)One of the round colored dots pressed into paper money, used to distinguish authentic currency from counterfeit currency.
- a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages
Examples
13 sentencesThe planchette started moving on its own.
The planchette landed on the word "yes."
The planchette spelled out the word "death."
The planchette started moving all across the board.
The planchette began to move slowly and then quickly.
Origin
Borrowed from French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -ette.Borrowed from French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -ette.
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Forms
plural: planchettes| Singular | planchette |
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