- stancher
- noun see stanch I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stancher
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Stancher — Stanch er (st[.a]nch [ e]r), n. One who, or that which, stanches, or stops, the flowing, as of blood. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stancher — Stanch Stanch, a. [Compar. {Stancher} ( [ e]r); superl. {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written also {staunch}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stancher — See stanch1. * * * … Universalium
stancher — snatcher … Anagrams dictionary
stancher — stanch·er … English syllables
stancher — pronunc at stanch+ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from stanchen to stanch + er : one that stanches; especially … Useful english dictionary
snatcher — stancher … Anagrams dictionary
stanch — stanch1 stanchable, adj. stancher, n. /stawnch, stanch, stahnch/, v.t. 1. to stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood). 2. to stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.). 3. Archaic. to check, allay, or extinguish. v.i … Universalium
Stanch — Stanch, a. [Compar. {Stancher} ( [ e]r); superl. {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written also {staunch}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stanchest — Stanch Stanch, a. [Compar. {Stancher} ( [ e]r); superl. {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written also {staunch}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
