Stance
(Stance) n. [OF. estance. See Stanza.]
1. A stanza. [Obs.] Chapman.
2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Stanch
(Stanch) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stanched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching.] [OF. estanchier, F. étancher
to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare, stagnare,
to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See Stagnate.]
1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound.
[Written also staunch.]
Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose.
Bacon. 2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]
Stanch
(Stanch), v. i. To cease, as the flowing of blood.
Immediately her issue of blood stanched.
Luke viii. 44. Stanch
(Stanch), n.
1. That which stanches or checks. [Obs.]
2. A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its
release. Knight.
Stanch
(Stanch), a. [Compar. Stancher ; superl. Stanchest.] [From Stanch, v. t., and hence literally
signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See Stanch, v. t.]
[Written also staunch.]
1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty.
Evelyn. 2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch
friend or adherent. V. Knox.
In politics I hear you 're stanch.
Prior. 3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.]
This to be kept stanch.
Locke.
