Definition of blanch

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Blanch (a.) Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.

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Blanching :: Blanching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blanc.
Blanch :: Blanch (v. t.) To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer..
Blanched :: Blanched (imp. & p. p.) of Blanc.
Blanch :: Blanch (v. t.) To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed..
Etiolate :: Etiolate (v. i.) To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants..
Whitener :: Whitener (n.) One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher..
Blanch :: Blanch (v. i.) To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun..
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds..
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.)..
Etiolation :: Etiolation (n.) The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant..
Blench Holding :: Blench holding () See Blanch holding.
Etiolated :: Etiolated (a.) Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions..
Blanch Holding :: Blanch holding () A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.
Whiten :: Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth..
Blancard :: Blancard (n.) A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven..
Celery :: Celery (n.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad..
Blanchimeter :: Blanchimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.
Blanch :: Blanch (n.) Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals..
Blancher :: Blancher (n.) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside..
Emblanch :: Emblanch (v. t.) To whiten. See Blanch.
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