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blanch

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Main Entry:
blanch 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈblanch\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English blaunchen, from Anglo-French blanchir, from blanc, adjective, white — more at blank
Date:
15th century
transitive verb: to take the color out of: as a: to bleach by excluding light b: to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (as food for freezing) c: to make ashen or pale <fear blanches the cheek> intransitive verb: to become white or pale
blanch·er noun


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