rance

British  

/ rɑːns /

noun

1. a type of red marble, often with white or blue graining, that comes from Belgium

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Etymology

Origin of rance

C19: apparently from French ranche rod, pole

Example Sentences

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rance

Ignorance of the divine idea betrays at once a         greater ignorance of the divine Principle of the idea - igno- 561:1 rance of Truth and Love.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker

We hear the rance des vaches and the tinkling of cattle-bells.'

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas

Ranch-sieve, perhaps a sieve mounted on a stand, from rance, ranse a prop.

From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne