Synonyms for blanch

Grammar : Verb

Spell : blanch, blahnch

Phonetic Transcription : blæntʃ, blɑntʃ

Définition of blanch

Origin : "to make white, turn pale," c.1400, from Old French blanchir "to whiten, wash," from blanc "white" (11c.; see blank (adj.)). Originally "to remove the hull of (almonds, etc.) by soaking." Intransitive sense of "to turn white" is from 1768. Related: Blanched; blanching.

verb become afraid

Example sentences :

Or you may blanch a quart of ground-nuts and put them in instead of the almonds.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Blanch them in boiling salted water, then drain and fry them in butter.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

Take off the outside leaves of a lettuce, blanch and drain them well.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

First blanch them by putting them into cold water and bringing it to the boil.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Blanch them by putting them in cold water and bringing them to the boil.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Grate four ounces of bread, blanch two ounces of sweet almonds, and beat them fine in a marble mortar, with orange-flower water.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Small close cabbages, laid on a stone floor before the frost sets in, will blanch and be very fine, after many weeks' keeping.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

When the fruit is nearly ripe, pare and cut some in halves; break the stones, blanch the kernels, and put them to the fruit.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

He seemed to blanch as he recognized the Minister of Justice.
Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse

And the devil and Doctor Faust, if necessary, and don't you blanch!
Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth

Antonyms for blanch

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