Hance

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɑːns/

See “enhance”.

Full definition of hance

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To raise, to elevate.

Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.

Noun

1. A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
• 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent.