blench
1[ blench ]
/ blɛntʃ /
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verb (used without object)
to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that blenched under another's gaze.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1before 1000; Middle English blenchen, Old English blencan; cognate with Old Norse blekkja, Middle High German blenken
OTHER WORDS FROM blench
blencher, nounblench·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby blench
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Definition for blench (2 of 2)
blench2
[ blench ]
/ blɛntʃ /
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become pale or white; blanch.
Origin of blench
2First recorded in 1805–15; variant of blanch1
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British Dictionary definitions for blench (1 of 2)
blench1
/ (blɛntʃ) /
verb
(intr) to shy away, as in fear; quail
Word Origin for blench
Old English blencan to deceive
British Dictionary definitions for blench (2 of 2)
blench2
/ (blɛntʃ) /
verb
to make or become pale or white
Word Origin for blench
C19: variant of blanch
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