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planchette

planc·hette

UK/plænˈʃɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages

Origin

Borrowed from French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -ette.

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