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staunch¹ v.

Naval Termsstanch¹.

staunch² also stanch, adj., -er, -est.

firm;
dependable in principle, loyalty, etc.:a staunch Democrat.

staunch•ly, adv.: staunchly defended his nominee.See -stan-.

stanch¹ also staunch v. [~ + object]

Medicineto stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood):to apply pressure to stanch the blood from the wound.
Medicineto stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, etc.):to apply pressure to stanch the wound.
to check or reduce the speed of (an outflow):stanching the dollar drain.

See -stan-.
stanch² adj., -er, -est.

staunch².

staunch¹ v.t., v.i., n.

Naval Termsstanch¹.

staunch² adj., -er, -est.

firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty:He delivered a staunch defense of the government.
strong;
substantial:a staunch little hut in the woods.
impervious to water or other liquids;
watertight:a staunch vessel.

Also, stanch.

Middle French estanche (feminine), estanc (masculine), derivative of estancher to stanch¹
late Middle English sta(u)nch 1375–1425

steadfast.

stanch¹ v.t.

Medicineto stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood).
Medicineto stop the flow of blood or other liquid from (a wound, leak, etc.).
[Archaic.]to check, allay, or extinguish.

v.i.

Medicineto stop flowing, as blood;
be stanched.

Civil Engineering, Naval TermsAlso called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.

Also, staunch.

Vulgar Latin *stanticāre, equivalent. to Latin stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre to stand) + -icāre causative suffix
Old French estanchier to close, stop, slake (thirst)
Middle English stanchen, staunchen (verb, verbal) 1275–1325

stanch′a•ble, adj.
stanch′er, n.

stanch² adj., -er, -est.

staunch².

stanch′ly, adv.
stanch′ness, n.

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staunch /stɔːntʃ/ adj

loyal, firm, and dependable: a staunch supporter
solid or substantial in construction
rare (of a ship, etc) watertight; seaworthy

Etymology: 15th Century: (originally: watertight): from Old French estanche, from estanchier to stanch¹ˈstaunchly adv ˈstaunchness n

staunch /stɔːntʃ/ vb , n

a variant spelling of stanch¹

stanch /stɑːntʃ/, staunch /stɔːntʃ/ vb

to stem the flow of (a liquid, esp blood) or (of a liquid) to stop flowing
to prevent the flow of a liquid, esp blood, from (a hole, wound, etc)
an archaic word for assuage

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French estanchier, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to cause to stand, from Latin stāre to stand, haltˈstanchable, ˈstaunchable adj ˈstancher, ˈstauncher n

stanch /stɑːntʃ/ adj

a variant spelling of staunch¹

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