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third-person singular simple present hances, present participle hancing, simple past and past participle hanced
(transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
plural hances
A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship. quotations examples
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.
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The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch. examples