hance

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See also: Hance

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See enhance.

Verb

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  1. (transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Lydgate to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.

Alternative forms

Noun

hance (plural hances)

  1. A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
    • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
      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.
  2. The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.

Anagrams

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