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• blanc
  blanc

  noun

  a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
• Blanc
  Blanc

  noun

  Jean Joseph Charles Louis 1811–82, French socialist and historian.

blanc

¹ American  

[blangk, blahn] / blæŋk, blɑ̃ /

noun

• blancs
  plural

1. a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.

2. an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Henry VI.

3. French Cooking. a liquid for poaching meat, fish, or vegetables, often containing wine, herbs, and vegetables; court-bouillon.

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Blanc ² American  

[blahn, blangk] / blɑ̃, blæŋk /

noun

1. Jean Joseph Charles Louis 1811–82, French socialist and historian.

2. Mel(vin Jerome), 1908–1989, U.S. voice actor for cartoon characters, as Woody Woodpecker and Daffy Duck, in films.

3. Mont. Mont Blanc.

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Blanc ¹ British  

/ blɑ̃ /

noun

1. See Mont Blanc

2. a headland in N Tunisia: the northernmost point of Africa

3. a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast

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Blanc ² British  

/ blɑ̃ /

noun

1. ( Jean Joseph Charles ) Louis (lwi). 1811–82, French socialist and historian: author of L'Organisation du travail (1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by the state

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blancs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blanc

< French, Old French: white; see blank

Example Sentences

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For mains, the grilled rainbow trout with Carolina Gold rice and espelette-citrus beurre blanc was beautifully balanced, while the butternut squash agnolotti with Madeira foam and ricotta offered a rich, comforting counterpoint.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

Chizay produces 1.3 million bottles a year, mostly from its white Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat and Riesling grapes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

That view is echoed by Yngvild Kaspersen, who last month became the first woman to win the prestigious Ultra-Trail Mont Blanc CCC race in the Alps twice.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

When Max Franks boarded a flight to Fresno, Calif., earlier this year, he had a few things to help pass the time: two dozen bottles of wine, from Pinot Noir to Sauvignon Blanc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

“So how did it go down? Tell me everything. C'était un surprise,” I add as Madame Blanc makes her way up my row.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

It’s spectacular in beurre blancs atop crispy-skinned white fish or in creamy pan sauces for seared chicken.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025

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

While a blanc de blancs champagne is most likely made entirely of chardonnay, this California version is one-quarter pinot blanc.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022

Note.—Haricots blancs, when new and fresh, should be put into boiling water, and do not require any soaking previous to dressing.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton