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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryblanch \ˈblanch\ 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 cheekintransitive verb: to become white or pale• blanch·er noun English Etymologyblanch 1. blanch (1) "to make white, turn pale," late 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. blanchir "to whiten, wash," from blanc "white" (11c.; see blank). Originally "to remove the hull of (almonds, etc.) by soaking." Intransitive sense of "to turn white" is from 1768. 2. blanch (2) "to start back, turn aside," 1570s, variant of blench (q.v.). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7blanchblanch / blB:ntF; NAmE blAntF / verb1. [V] ~ (at sth) (formal) to become pale because you are shocked or frightened (受惊吓)脸发白2. [VN] to prepare food, especially vegetables, by putting it into boiling water for a short time 焯(把蔬菜等放在沸水中略微一煮) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedblanchI. \ˈblanch, -aa(ə)n-, -ain-, -ȧn-\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English blaunche, blanche, from Middle French blanche, feminine of blanc white — more at blank1. English law : of or relating to a white rent2. or blench \-len-\ Scots law : of or relating to a nominal duty paid as a quitrent or the tenure held by payment of such rentII. verb(-ed/-ing/-es)Etymology: Middle English blaunchen, from Middle French blanchir, from Old French, from blanchetransitive verb1. : to take the color out of and make white : bleach < blanching linen on the grass > < age has blanched his hair > a. : to bleach by excluding light; especially : to bleach (the leaves or stalks of plants) by earthing, boarding, or wrapping b. : to scald or parboil (foods) in boiling water or steam in order to remove the skin from (as almonds), whiten (as kidney), or stop enzymatic action in (as fruits or vegetables for canning or freezing) c. : to clean (a coin blank) in an acid solution d. : to cover (sheet iron or steel) with a coating of tin2. : to make ashen or pale < fear blanches the cheek and stills the heart >3. : to give a favorable appearance to : whitewash, gloss — often used with overintransitive verb: to become pale : whiten : grow pallid or ashen < his face blanched with horror > < some red roses blanch in the direct sun >III. verb(-ed/-ing/-es)Etymology: alteration of blench (I) transitive verb: to cause to turn aside or back : head 5b < crashed through the brush and blanched a deer >intransitive verb: to flinch or shrink back

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