Flange Definition
The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
(vulgar slang) A vulva.
Other Word Forms of Flange
Noun
Origin of Flange
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From dialectal English flange (“to project”), flanch (“a projection”), from Old French flanche (“flank, side”). See flank. As a term for a group of baboons, it was popularized in the comedy TV series Not the Nine O'Clock News.
From Wiktionary
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Possibly variant of flanch device at the side of an escutcheon perhaps from French flanche feminine of flanc side flank
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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