a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Henry VI.
French Cooking. a liquid for poaching meat, fish, or vegetables, often containing wine, herbs, and vegetables; court-bouillon.
Jean Joseph Charles Louis 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
Mel(vin Jerome), 1908–1989, U.S. voice actor for cartoon characters, as Woody Woodpecker and Daffy Duck, in films.
Mont. Mont Blanc.
See Mont Blanc
a headland in N Tunisia: the northernmost point of Africa
a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast
< French, Old French: white; see blank
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Monsoon was also the first Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle to advocate wine pairing such as caramelized catfish claypot with chenin blanc and lúc lắc shaking beef with a light pinot noir.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“American Fiction” is a lot like Monk’s drink of choice, Chenin blanc: dry, bracing, elegant and a bit unexpected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Joel Embiid will wear red, white and blue in Paris next summer - not rouge, blanc and bleu.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
So Wynne's semi-final sausage brought back memories of his family travelling to Brussels at Christmas time and having boudin blanc.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
She wondered if he knew that there was currently a bottle of room-temperature sauvignon blanc in one of the dresser drawers.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
After Deschamps and Laurent Blanc, Zidane is the third consecutive member of that squad to take the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Senior independent director Amanda Blanc said the board had been "surprised and disappointed to learn of governance oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
"The board has been surprised and disappointed to learn of governance oversight and conduct issues it deems unacceptable and has taken decisive action," Amanda Blanc, a senior independent director at BP, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
After celebrating its first anniversary in November, “Queer Roast for the Straight Hosts” has successfully brought together a powerhouse of comedians, including Jenny Yang, Brendan Scannell, Liz Blanc, Guy Branum and Paige Gallagher, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding aiguilles, and its tremendous dôme overlooked the valley.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
It’s spectacular in beurre blancs atop crispy-skinned white fish or in creamy pan sauces for seared chicken.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
This week we have two sauvignon blancs of different styles: a mineral-driven example from the Loire Valley in France and a riper, more effusive expression of the grape from New Zealand.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
He was grooming his millions of followers, the petit blancs business owners and hustlers, into spreading the virus.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2022
Fifteen years before the boss bought the winery, the paper dropped into a review of California sauvignon blancs a tidbit about Moraga’s 1993 “meritage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
I arose and shook off dull sleep; and, growing hungry, I gayly directed my steps towards the city, bent on transforming two pièces de six blancs that I had left, into a good breakfast.
From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
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