Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PLANCHETTE
Plan `chette ", n. Etym: [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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
planchette
plan chette |planˈSHet plænˈʃɛt | ▶noun a small board supported on casters, typically heart-shaped and fitted with a vertical pencil, used for automatic writing and in seances. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘small plank, ’ diminutive of planche .
Oxford Dictionary
planchette
planchette |plɑːnˈʃɛt | ▶noun a small board supported on castors, typically heart-shaped and fitted with a vertical pencil, used for automatic writing and in seances. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘small plank ’, diminutive of planche .
Duden Dictionary
Planchette
Plan chet te Substantiv, feminin Parapsychologie , die |plãˈʃɛt (ə )|Vorrichtung zum automatischen Schreiben für ein Medium im Spiritismus
French Dictionary
planchette
planchette n. f. nom féminin Petite planche. : Des planchettes de pin.
The Wordsmith Dictionary