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HANCE
Etymology 1
Verb
hance (third-person singular simple present hances, present participle hancing, simple past and past participle hanced)
(transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
Etymology 2
Noun
hance (plural hances)
A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.
Anagrams
• Chena
Etymology
Proper noun
Hance
A patronymic surname.
Anagrams
• Chena
Source: Wiktionary
Hance, v. t. Etym: [See Enhance.]
Definition: To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] Lydgate.
Hance, Hanch,Etym: [See Hanse.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: See Hanse.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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