planch

or planche

[ planch, plahnch ]

/ plæntʃ, plɑntʃ /

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noun

a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.

British Dialect.

a floor.
a plank.

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Origin of planch

1300–50; Middle English plaunche<Middle French planche<Latin plancaplank

How to use planch in a sentence

M. D'Alzon then took me to a house of priests in the Rue de la Planche.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Planche 9, Fig. 10, 5e Mmoire, "Sur les parties extrieures des papillons."
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
Planche, the most prolific English dramatist England has seen since the days of Heywood, was also a frequent attendant.
Time in the Play of Hamlet|Edward P. Vining
The duel took place, and afterwards there was a misunderstanding between George Sand and Planche.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic

Planche challenged the writer of the article, a certain Capo de Feuillide, to a duel.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic