flanch

flanch is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.) A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side. Note: Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is considered one of the subordinaries.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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