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Planchette

Planchette Meaning & Definition
Planchette Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Planchette?

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

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See Also | board | Ouija | Ouija board

Planchette In Webster's Dictionary

\Plan`chette"\, n. [F. See {Planchet}.] 1. A circumferentor. See {Circumferentor}. 2. 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 translated as of oracular or supernatural import.

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