flanch

== English == === Etymology === Old French flanche (“flank”). See flank. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flæntʃ/, /flɑːntʃ/ === Noun === flanch (plural flanches) (archaic) A flange (rim or projection). (heraldry) A bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs. ==== Alternative forms ==== flaunch ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “flanch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.