rance

See also: Rance

English

Etymology

From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹæns/, /ɹɑːns/

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• Rhymes: -æns, -ɑːns

Noun

rance (countable and uncountable, plural rances)

1. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
2. (Scotland) A prop or shore.
3. A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.

Verb

rance (third-person singular simple present rances, present participle rancing, simple past and past participle ranced)

1. (Scotland, transitive) To prop or shore up.

Anagrams

• recan, Crane, caren, Crean, Caren, ancré, Carne, nacre, Nérac, crane, nacré, Cerna, caner, crena

French

Etymology

Old (14th century), borrowed from Latin rancidus. Doublet of rancio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃s/

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Adjective

rance (plural rances)

1. rancid

Further reading

• “rance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ancre, ancré, cerna, crâne, écran, encra, nacre