rance

See also: Rance

English

Etymology

Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

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.

Anagrams

• Caren, Cerna, Crane, caner, caren, crane, crena, nacre, nacré, recan

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃s/

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