Complete Definition of "hance"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/h�:ns/

Etymology 1
See �enhance�

Verb
en-verb|hanc|ing

  1. context|transitive|obsolete To raise, to elevate - Lydgate

Etymology 2
Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.

Noun
en-noun

  1. a curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship

#:*1974: He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

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