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blanch verb1. . ME.
[Old & mod. French blanchir, formed as BLANCH adjective, noun, & adverb.]
verb trans. Make white, esp. by withdrawing colour; bleach. ME.
Keats Blanched linen, smooth and lavendered. T. S. Eliot The hedgerow Is blanched..with transitory blossom Of snow.
verb trans. Peel (almonds etc.), esp. by scalding. Now also, cook (vegetables or meat) lightly in boiling water. LME.
verb trans. Palliate by misrepresentation. (Foll. by over.) Long rare. M16.
Milton To blanch and varnish her deformities.
verb trans. Make pale with cold, fear, hunger, etc. E17.
verb trans. Whiten (plants) by depriving them of light. M17.
verb intrans. Turn white; bleach; pale. M18.