blanch

[ blanch, blahnch ]

/ blæntʃ, blɑntʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to whiten by removing color; bleach: Workers were blanching linen in the sun.

Cooking.

to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands.
to scald or parboil (meat or vegetables) so as to whiten, remove the odor, prepare for cooking by other means, etc.

Horticulture. (of the stems or leaves of plants, as celery or lettuce) to whiten or prevent from becoming green by excluding light.

Metallurgy.

to give a white luster to (metals), as by means of acids.
to coat (sheet metal) with tin.

to make pale, as with sickness or fear: The long illness had blanched her cheeks of their natural color.

verb (used without object)

to become white; turn pale:The very thought of going made him blanch.

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Origin of blanch

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bla(u)nchen, from Anglo-French, Middle French blanchir “to whiten,” derivative of blanc, blanche “white”; see blank

synonym study for blanch

1. See whiten.

OTHER WORDS FROM blanch

blancher, noun

Words nearby blanch

blameworthy, blanc, Blanca Peak, blanc de blancs, blanc fixe, blanch, Blanche, Blanche of Castile, Blanchett, blancmange, Blanco

Definition for blanch (2 of 2)

blanch²

[ blanch, blahnch ]

/ blæntʃ, blɑntʃ /

verb (used with object)

to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.

Origin of blanch

First recorded in 1565–75; variant of blench¹

Example sentences from the Web for blanch

There, blood sits at the bottom of a bowl beneath blanched vegetables, blanched noodles and paper-thin slices of raw beef, all topped with sweltering broth.
Blood is a respected ingredient around the world, but less so in the U.S. A new book aims to change that.|Mayukh Sen|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
A low broiler setting is also excellent at pulling extra moisture from ingredients once they’ve been baked, blanched, or cooked in some other fashion.
Don’t Fear the Broiler|Elazar Sontag|February 11, 2021|Eater
Once my grain of choice is turned to a low simmer, I’ll salt another pot of boiling water, and blanch broccoli, a spiraling head of romanesco, some turnips or little fingerling potatoes.
To Combat Cooking Burnout, Do It All at Once|Elazar Sontag|January 14, 2021|Eater
It can start with making meatballs or by blanching greens, by roasting a whole pig or simmering sausages or boiling a chicken until the meat falls off the bone.
Hearty and robust, Italian wedding soup is a perfect marriage of meat and vegetables|Daniela Galarza|January 7, 2021|Washington Post

Most Republicans blanch instinctively at the political rhetoric of “the new Cleveland.”
The GOP Flees to the Cleve|James Poulos|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
True, many Brazilians—and not a few of his fellow city councilors—blanch at Apolinário's fevered views.
A Brazilian Straight Pride Day?|Mac Margolis|August 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His more polemical books, such as Black Mass and Straw Dogs, often posit a worldview bleak enough to make Beckett blanch.
Our Crazy Quest for Immortality|Malcolm Jones|May 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Blanch squash for about one minute, drain and cool with cold water.
5 Healthy Spa Meals|Ratha Tep|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Blanch the spinach and parsley in boiling salted water until completely tender and then cool in ice water.
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A cry, which heard, even at noon day, seldom fails to blanch the manliest cheek.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Strong in lowliness, they neither blanch in heat nor pine in frost.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
"Yep, he air dead," fell from Tessibel; for she had seen the large, glazed eyes draw in at the corners and the little face blanch.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
And then his steady successes were offset by a disaster that caused even his face to blanch.
Shadow, the Mysterious Detective|Police Captain Howard
Pare fruit if desired or blanch or scald in boiling water a small quantity of fruit at a time.
The New Dr. Price Cookbook|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for blanch

blanch

/ (blɑːntʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to remove colour from, or (of colour) to be removed; whiten; fadethe sun blanched the carpet; over the years the painting blanched

(usually intr) to become or cause to become pale, as with sickness or fear

to plunge tomatoes, nuts, etc, into boiling water to loosen the skin

to plunge (meat, green vegetables, etc) in boiling water or bring to the boil in water in order to whiten, preserve the natural colour, or reduce or remove a bitter or salty taste

to cause (celery, chicory, etc) to grow free of chlorophyll by the exclusion of sunlight

metallurgy to whiten (a metal), usually by treating it with an acid or by coating it with tin

(tr, usually foll by over) to attempt to conceal something

Word Origin for blanch

C14: from Old French blanchir from blanc white; see blank

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