Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Flanch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flanch \Flanch\, n.; pl. {Flanches}. [Prov. E., a projection,
OF. flanche flank. See {Flank}.]
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.
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