plancher

plan·cer

[plan-ser]
noun
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
Also, plan·ceer [plan-seer] , plan·cher [plan-cher] , plan·cier [plan-seer] , plansheer.


Origin:
1655–65; < obsolete French, equivalent to Middle French plancher. See planch, -er2

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