à blanc

American  

[ah blahngk, a blahn] / ɑ ˈblɑŋk, a ˈblɑ̃ /

adjective

1. blanched.

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adverb

1. without browning.

Etymology

Origin of à blanc

< French: literally, until white

Example Sentences

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 Smith, Thomas F. A.

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 Smith, Thomas F. A.