Synonyms for blanched
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : blanch, blahnch |
| Phonetic Transcription : blæntʃ, blɑntʃ |
Définition of blanched
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.
- adj whitened
- The healthy and the young might read a lesson on her blanched and wrinkled cheek.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Her cheeks were blanched, her lips ashy, her immobility amazing.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- His pale face was blanched with an expression of suffering endured in silence.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- It was still daylight—a pale, sad light beneath the blanched sky.
- Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
- Her weather-tanned face had blanched as much as it was possible for it to do.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- She turned like a caught beast, wild and blanched with horror.
- Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- Not a cheek was blanched, not a voice faltered as the dread hour drew near.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- It lay beneath, the wonder of its morning aspect all blanched and dim.
- Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
- They must be blanched to make this marvel of glory, this immense jewel of God.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- She turned white, and this made me ask myself if I had blanched as much.
- Extract from : « The Turn of the Screw » by Henry James
Antonyms for blanched
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