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Webster 1913 Edition

Flanch

Flanch

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Flanches
(#)
.
[Prov. E., a projection, OF.
flanche
flank. See
Flank
.]
1.
A flange.
[R.]
.
(Her.)
A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.
☞ Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is considered one of the subordinaries.

Definition 2024

flanch

flanch

English

Noun

flanch ‎(plural flanches)

  1. A flange.
  2. (heraldry) A bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs.

Etymology

English dialect [Term?] ‎(“a projection”), Old French flanche ‎(“flank”). See flank.

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