à blanc
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of à blanc
< French: literally, until white
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Yet the whole trend of development in the relations between the two powerful neighbours may be defined by two watch-words: saigner à blanc in Germany, and the revanche idée in France.
From What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it by Thomas F. A. Smith
In a word, the principles underlying saigner à blanc have grown during the past four decades into a possible avalanche possessing huge potential energy; the momentum was given to it in August, 1914.
From What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it by Thomas F. A. Smith
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