Avalanche :: Avalanche (n.) A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice..

Avalanche :: Avalanche (n.) A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice..

Avalanche :: Avalanche (n.) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.)..

Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.

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

Blanch :: Blanch (v. i.) To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun..

Blanch :: Blanch (v. t.) To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed..

Blanch :: Blanch (v. t.) To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer..

Blanch :: Blanch (v. i.) To use evasion.

Blanch :: Blanch (n.) Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals..

Blanch Holding :: Blanch holding () A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.

Blanched :: Blanched (imp. & p. p.) of Blanc.

Blancher :: Blancher (n.) One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose..

Blancher :: Blancher (n.) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside..

Blanchimeter :: Blanchimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.

Blanching :: Blanching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blanc.

Carte Blanche :: Carte blanche () A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority..

Emblanch :: Emblanch (v. t.) To whiten. See Blanch.

Flanch :: Flanch (n.) A flange.

Flanch :: Flanch (n.) A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.

Flanched :: Flanched (a.) Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those bearings.

Flanches :: Flanches (pl. ) of Flanc.

Lanch :: Lanch (v. t.) To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch..

Lanched :: Lanched (imp. & p. p.) of Lanc.

Lanching :: Lanching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lanc.

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