blanch
Use Blanch in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to whiten by removing color; bleach: Workers were blanching linen in the sun.
2.
Cookery.
a.
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.
b.
to scald or parboil (meat or vegetables) so as to whiten, remove the odor, prepare for cooking by other means, etc.
3.
Horticulture. (of the stems or leaves of plants, as celery or lettuce) to whiten or prevent from becoming green by excluding light.
4.
Metallurgy.
a.
to give a white luster to (metals), as by means of acids.
b.
to coat (sheet metal) with tin.
5.
to make pale, as with sickness or fear: The long illness had blanched her cheeks of their natural color.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become white; turn pale: The very thought of going made him blanch.
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| —vb (usually foll by over) | |
| 1. | (also intr) to remove colour from, or (of colour) to be removed; whiten; fade: the sun blanched the carpet; over the years the painting blanched |
| 2. | (usually intr) to become or cause to become pale, as with sickness or fear |
| 3. | to plunge tomatoes, nuts, etc, into boiling water to loosen the skin |
| 4. | 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 |
| 5. | to cause (celery, chicory, etc) to grow free of chlorophyll by the exclusion of sunlight |
| 6. | metallurgy to whiten (a metal), usually by treating it with an acid or by coating it with tin |
| 7. | to attempt to conceal something |
| [C14: from Old French blanchir from blanc white; see | |
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Word Origin & History
blanch
"to make white, turn pale," late 14c., from O.Fr. blanchir "to whiten, wash," from blanc "white" (11c.; see blank). Originally "to remove the hull of (almonds, etc.) by soaking." Intransitive sense of "to turn white" is from 1768.
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Example sentences
Blanch for four minutes and transfer to the ice water with a slotted spoon or skimmer.
Other governments blanch at bribing people to do something that is already in their interest.
Meanwhile, cut asparagus into half-inch pieces and blanch.
Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil, add the green beans and blanch one minute.
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