1. To stop the flowing of; to check in its course; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, "to stanch a wound."
Origin: Stanch is from Old French estancher, "to stop a liquid from flowing".
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- Word of Day: Cloud-cuckoo-land
- Artist Watch: Blu
- Word of Day: Oblivescence
- History Lesson: April Fool's Day
- Word of the Day: Stanch
- Weekly Beast: Aye-aye
- Whats Popped Up: A bunch of Bologna
- Word of the Day: Nemesis
- Artist Watch: Kyle Bean
- Vintage Movable Review: Statistics Weekly
- Word of the Day: Shoal
- History Lesson: Stephen Sondheim is Born
- Word of the Day: Valetudinarian
- Artist Watch: Nate Coonrad
- Weekly Beast: Proboscis Monkey
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- Whats Popped Up: Made in Italy
- Word of the Day: Juxtaposition
- Listen Up: 'Istanbul (Not Constantinople)'
- Word of the Day: Orotund
- Vintage Movable Review: Northern Trust Bank
- Word of the Day: Nostrum
- History Lesson: the Moondog Coronation Ball
- Word of the Day: Bonhomie
- Artist Watch: Hina Aoyama
- Weekly Beast: Handfish
- Word of the Day: Sang-froid
- Whats Popped Up: Engaging pop-up book
- Word of Day: Nth
- Vintage Movable Review: Hand Semaphore Trainer
- Listen Up: My Drive Thru
- Word of the Day: Surreptitious
- History Lesson: The Barbie Doll is Introduced
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- Word of the Day: Lambent
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- Artist Watch: Doug Cowan
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- Vintage Movable Review: Magic Wand Book
- Word of the Day: Philter
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- Artist Watch: James Gulliver Hancock
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