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Paunce vs Paune - What's the difference?

paunce | paune |

As nouns the difference between paunce and paune

is that paunce is a piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body while paune is alternative form of lang=en (a kind of bread.

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 [...].

    paune

    English

    Noun

  • (a kind of bread)
    • (Webster 1913)