blanc
noun
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
blancs
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pluralof blanc.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
That would include Loire sauvignon blancs with herbal and citrus flavors rather than the more flamboyant New Zealand style, village Chablis or other restrained chardannays, and good albariños from northwestern Spain.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
One is reminded of a verse of Verlaine Je suis l'empire a la fin de la decadence qui regarde passer les grands barbares blancs But Sidonius's good nature was to be rudely shaken.
From Medieval People by Eileen Edna Power
