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Paunce vs Pance - What's the difference?

paunce | pance |

Pance is a alternative form of paunce.



In obsolete terms the difference between paunce and pance

is that paunce is a piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body while pance is pansy (flower.

paunce

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) pance, (etyl) pans.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body.
  • Etymology 2

    Variant forms.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.1:
  • She secretly would search each daintie lim, / And throw into the well sweet Rosmaryes, / And fragrant violets, and Paunces trim [...].

    pance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Pansy (flower)
  • (Webster 1913) ----