Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, charged with a pair of flanches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Her.) Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those bearings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective heraldry Having
flanches .
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Examples
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The thickness is of little moment if the top, or wash between the antae can be flanched up with cement, so as to prevent the weather getting in behind.
Letter from Alexander J. Davis to David L. Swain, July 5, 1850 1850
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_Warrenne_ (_gu. a lion rampt. or_, and No. 68), “_flanched_,” -- that is, blazoned only upon the flanches (see No. 141) of the Shield, the central area being blank.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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