planch

noun, verb — 2 senses

planch

noun

UK /plɑːnt͡ʃ/ · US /plænt͡ʃ/

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

1

Obsolete A plank.

They went ouer planches, where they were cut off from the way.1583, T. Stocker, Tragicall historie of the troubles and civile warres of the lowe Countries:

planch

verb

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

1

Obsolete To make or cover with planks or boards.

To that vineyard is a planched gate.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

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