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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Impallid :: Impallid (v. t.) To make pallid; to blanch.
Blanch Holding :: Blanch holding () A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent (silver) or otherwise.
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 bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together..
Pomme Blanche :: Pomme blanche () The prairie turnip. See under Prairie.
Chard :: Chard (n.) The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use..
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
Etiolation :: Etiolation (n.) The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant..
Etiolate :: Etiolate (v. t.) To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
Whitener :: Whitener (n.) One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher..
Blanch :: Blanch (a.) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds..
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..
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..
Whiten :: Whiten (v. t.) To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth..
Blanch :: Blanch (v. t.) To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed..
Blanching :: Blanching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blanc.
Finochio :: Finochio (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Foeniculum dulce) having a somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable.
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..
Celery :: Celery (n.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad..
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