rance
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See also: Rance
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɹæns/, /ɹɑːns/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -æns, -ɑːns
Noun[edit]
rance (countable and uncountable, plural rances)
- A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
- (Scotland) A prop or shore.
- A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.
Verb[edit]
rance (third-person singular simple present rances, present participle rancing, simple past and past participle ranced)
- (Scotland, transitive) To prop or shore up.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old (14th century), borrowed from Latin rancidus. Doublet of rancio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rance (plural rances)
Further reading[edit]
- “rance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
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