"plancher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: planchers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French plancher. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:plancher|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "plancher", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "plancher", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="plancher"> Borrowed from French plancher. Head templates: {{en-noun}} plancher (plural planchers)
  1. A floor made of wood.
    Sense id: en-plancher-en-noun-XziEunyT Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with multiple etymons missing IDs, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 70 11 8 11 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with multiple etymons missing IDs: 69 11 9 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 65 12 10 12 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 69 11 9 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 9 9 5
  2. A plank.
    Sense id: en-plancher-en-noun-MlBSIaDc
  3. (architecture) The underside of a cornice; a soffit.
    Sense id: en-plancher-en-noun-i87vqF1Y Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture

Verb

Forms: planchers [present, singular, third-person], planchering [participle, present], planchered [participle, past], planchered [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French plancher. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:plancher|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "plancher", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "plancher", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="plancher"> Borrowed from French plancher. Head templates: {{en-verb}} plancher (third-person singular simple present planchers, present participle planchering, simple past and past participle planchered)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To form using planks. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-plancher-en-verb-QLDGkWIh

Inflected forms

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