plancher

noun

plan·​cher

ˈplanchə(r)

plural -s

1

obsolete : a plank floor or platform

2

: plancier

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French plancher, planchier, plancier plank floor or ceiling, from planche plank

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