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Rareblanches
The correct spelling is blanches.
How to pronounce blanches
verb
Say it like: Bla-nch-es
The correct spelling is blanches. To grow or become white For example: "His cheek blanched with fear."
Usage Examples
“His cheek blanched with fear.”
“Age has blanched his hair.”
“to blanch almonds”
Definition
verb
- 1.To grow or become white
- 2.To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
- 3.To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
- 4.To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices
- 5.To bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together
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