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Definitions for Blanch

[1] to whiten by removing color; bleach: Workers were blanching linen in the sun.
[2] Cookery . 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. 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 . to give a white luster to (metals), as by means of acids. 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.
[6] to become white; turn pale: The very thought of going made him blanch.
[7] to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
[8] (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
[9] (usually intr) to become or cause to become pale, as with sickness or fear
[10] to plunge tomatoes, nuts, etc, into boiling water to loosen the skin
[11] 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
[12] to cause (celery, chicory, etc) to grow free of chlorophyll by the exclusion of sunlight
[13] metallurgy to whiten (a metal), usually by treating it with an acid or by coating it with tin
[14] (tr, usually foll by over ) to attempt to conceal something

Words related to Blanch

flinch, recoil, wince, start, pale, shrink

Words nearby Blanch

blameworthy, blanc, blanc de blancs, blanc fixe, blanca peak, blanch, blanche, blanche of castile, blanchett, blancmange, blanco

Origin of Blanch

2First recorded in 1565–75; variant of blench1

Other words from Blanch

blanch·er , noun

Word origin for Blanch

C14: from Old French blanchir from blanc white; see blank

Synonyms for Blanch

flinch, recoil, wince, pale, shrink, start