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bancales

bancales is the plural of bancal.

Meaning of bancal

Noun

bancal (plural bancales)

  1. An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench or form.
    • A few rich settles and bancals, choicely carved and decorated with glazed leather hangings of the sort termed or basané, completed the furniture of the apartment.1894, Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company, page 217

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Questions about bancales

What is bancales the plural of?
Bancales is the plural of bancal.

Words near bancales in the dictionary

  1. Banbury tart
  2. Banbury tarts
  3. banc
  4. banca
  5. bancal
  6. bancales
  7. Bancao-bancao
  8. bancas
  9. Bancasi
  10. bancassurance
  11. bancassurer

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