SINCE 1828
flanch
noun (1)
variants:
or less commonly flanche \ ˈflanch , -ȧ- \
or flaunch
or flaunche \ -ȯ- , -ä- \
plural -es
Definition of flanch
(Entry 1 of 3)
: either of two curved segments encroaching on a heraldic field one from each side
flanch
noun (2)
\ ˈflȧnch\
plural -es
Definition of flanch (Entry 2 of 3)
British
: a flange especially of a wheel
flanch
verb
\ "\
-ed/-ing/-es
Definition of flanch (Entry 3 of 3)
: to slant outward : flare
: draw in toward the top
—used with up and especially of a chimney flanch up the chimney so that it will shed rain
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