| Blanch (blanch) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Blanch |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Blanched (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Blanching.] [OE. blanchen, blaunchen, F.
blanchir, fr. blanc white. See Blank,
a.]
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To take the color out of, and make white] to
bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his
hair.
To bleach by excluding the
light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them
together.
To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding] as, to
blanch almonds.
To give a white luster to (silver, before
stamping, in the process of coining.).
To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of
tin.
Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance
to; to whitewash; to palliate.
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| Blanch (blanch) |
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| v. i. | ((?)) |
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| Blanch |
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To grow or become
white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in
the sun.
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| Blanch (blanch) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Blanch |
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To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave
unnoticed.
To cause to turn aside or back; as, to
blanch a deer.
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| Blanch (blanch) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Blanch |
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Ore, not in
masses, but mixed with other minerals.
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