stanch´ness

stanch´ness
stanch1 «stnch, stahnch, stanch», transitive verb.
1. to stop or check the flow of (blood or other fluid).
2. to stop or check the flow of blood from (a wound).
3. Obsolete. to satisfy (thirst or hunger).
4. Obsolete. to put an end to (strife, rebellion, or other commotion); quell.
–v.i.
to cease flowing. Also, staunch.
╂[< Old French estanchier stop, hinder, perhaps ultimately < Vulgar Latin fancare to fix, hold < unrecorded Celtic tanko I join]
–stanch´er, noun.
–stanch´less, adjective.
stanch2 «stnch, stahnch, stanch», adjective.
= staunch2. (Cf. ↑staunch)
–stanch´ly, adverb.
–stanch´ness, noun.

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