maunch

English

"Or, a maunch gules" (Gold, a red sleeve)

Etymology 1

From Middle English maunche, from Old French maunche, one of the variants of manche, from Latin manica. Doublet of manche.

Alternative forms

• manche
• maunche

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /mɔːnt͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːntʃ

Noun

maunch (plural maunches)

1. (heraldry) A long stylised sleeve.

Translations

heraldry: a long stylised sleeve

• Dutch: mouw (nl)
• Finnish: hiha (fi)
• French: manche (fr)
• Spanish: manga (es)
• Swedish: ärm (sv) c

Etymology 2

See munch.

Verb

maunch (third-person singular simple present maunches, present participle maunching, simple past and past participle maunched)

1. (obsolete) To munch.

Translations

munch — see munch

Anagrams

• Manchu, chuman, chunam