rance

See also: Rance

English

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.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃s/

Adjective

rance (plural rances)

  1. rancid

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