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blancmange
[ bluh-mahnj, -mahnzh ]
noun
- a sweet pudding prepared with almond milk and gelatin and flavored with rum or kirsch.
- a sweet, white pudding made with milk and cornstarch and flavored with vanilla.
blancmange
/ bləˈmɒnʒ /
noun
- a jelly-like dessert, stiffened usually with cornflour and set in a mould
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blancmange1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blancmange1
C14: from Old French blanc manger , literally: white food
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Example Sentences
Siouxsie Sioux, another female singer, gets it even worse, being described as a “blancmange.”
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At the very first steps of Peri we slipped about in all directions, like quivering fragments of blancmange.
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From blancmange and eggs, flavoured with lemon peel and sweetened with sugar.
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From equal parts of blancmange and cream, sweetened, and flavoured.
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She snatched away their plates of mock something or other and slapped down a white, terrified blancmange.
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Cereals in the form of gruels or delicate puddings, as cornstarch blancmange and tapioca cream, are easily digested.
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