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Definition of: hance
(hans) noun
1. Archit. a The haunch of an arch; the lower part of a many–centered arch, above the springing, b A small arch joining a straight lintel to its jamb.
2. A break or sudden departure from a natural form; an irregularity, as in a fife rail. [ME, aphetic var. of ENHANCE.]
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