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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plank. obsolete

   "They went ouer planches, where they were cut off from the way."

Verb

1. 1
   To make or cover with planks or boards. obsolete, transitive

   "To that vineyard is a planched gate."

Example

More examples

"They went ouer planches, where they were cut off from the way."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French planche (“a board, plank”). See plank. Doublet of phalanx, phalange, plancha, planche, and plank.

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