Planch

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Planched p. pr. & vb. n. Planching. ] [ F. planche a board, plank. See Plank. ] To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank. [ Obs. ] “To that vineyard is a planched gate.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., planche. See Planch. ] 1. A floor of wood; also, a plank. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) The under side of a cornice; a soffit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To form of planks. [ Obs. ] Golding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. planchette a small board, dim. of planche. See Planch. ] A flat piece of metal; especially, a disk of metal ready to be stamped as a coin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Planchet. ] 1. A circumferentor. See Circumferentor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular or supernatural import. [ 1913 Webster ]