n. A bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A flange.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A projection; a flange.
n. In heraldry, a bearing composed of a part of the field bounded by a curve projecting boldly into the field from one side and nearly reaching the fesse-point.
Same as flange.
Word Usage
"Fig. 1 - 5 double-pointed picks, fig. 1 - 3 with removable blades and fig. 1 - 2 retaining flanch on helmet by using fig. 3 a wedge following the Acmes method."