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planchette

plan·chette [ plan shét ] (plural plan·chettes)


noun 
Definition:
 
board on casters used in spiritualism: a small heart-shaped or triangular wooden board on two casters and with a pencil attached that spells out messages supposed to be from the spirit world when people touch it lightly

[Mid-19th century. < French, "little plank" < planche (see plank)]
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