blanch
41Blanch — Her. A synonym for white and * argent . Cf. Blanc …
42blanch — Synonyms and related words: ache, achromatize, agonize, ail, anguish, bake, barbecue, baste, besnow, bleach, bleach out, blench, blush, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, chalk, change color, coddle, color, cook, crimson, curry, darken, decolor,… …
43blanch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. whiten; scald. See colorlessness, food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. whiten, etiolate, wash out, turn pale; see bleach , whiten 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. whiten, bleach, fade, wash out, pale.… …
44blanch — see BLANK 63 bleak …
45blanch — blÉ‘Ëntʃ v. bleach; turn pale; whiten (of plants); remove almond skins by boiling; cook vegetables briefly; scald …
46blanch — [blα:n(t)ʃ] verb 1》 make or become white or pale. 2》 prepare (vegetables) for freezing or further cooking by immersing briefly in boiling water. ↘[often as adjective blanched] peel (almonds) by scalding them. Origin ME: from OFr. blanchir,… …
47blanch — I. v. a. Bleach, whiten, etiolate, make or render white. II. v. n. Bleach, whiten, pale, etiolate, become white, fade …
48blanch — v 1. whiten, bleach, pale, gray, wash out; etiolate, achromatize, decolor, decolorize; dim, fade, cloud, grow dull, lose luster or brightness. 2. blench, go white, pale, grow pale, become pallid, Archaic. wan; droop, flag, sag, faint; Inf. pass… …
49blanch — To whiten …
50blanch — see BLANK …
