Blanches

Word BLANCHES
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Definitions and meanings of "Blanches"

What do we mean by blanches?

To grow or become white

To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach

To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.

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

To bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together

To make white by removing the skin of, for example by scalding

To give a white lustre to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)

(tntransitive) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.

To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;

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The word "blanches" in example sentences

"Oh my Lord of the Rings," Viktor blanches, finding LK's new cat scratch strip skirt idea "very blah." ❋ Holly Cara Price (2011)

Cat blanches at the sight of Erika Martin Hughes (of last week's star-making catfight), and won't sit next to her. ❋ The Reliable Source (2010)

TV reporter forgets he is on live TV, says bad word, then blanches in horror ❋ Unknown (2009)

The man blanches and stops talking as they reach the open cage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"CE SONT toujours les mêmes papillons que je trouve dans mon jardin: les paons du jour, les vulcains, les 'petites tortues' et les piérides blanches ou jaunes." ❋ Unknown (2009)

See Bruno Halioua, Blouse blanches, étoiles jaunes Paris: Liana Levi, 2000, 112–16. ❋ Russell Jacoby (2011)

With Alfie and Kat away – the only reason they go on holiday is so that some time in the future Alfie can mawkishly recall how they stood on a seafront somewhere and resolved to grow old together while Kat, even beneath two coats of Cuprinol Forest Oak, visibly blanches at the prospect – Eddie and sons have taken centre stage. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At Telepan on the Upper West Side, Bill Telepan uses the greens in pierogis, while East Village chef Marco Canora of Hearth blanches the greens, squeezes them dry, and mixes them with ricotta, Parmesan and nutmeg to make malfatti, a kind of messy ravioli. ❋ Nancy Matsumoto (2011)

Mercedes Whittington almost blanches when she sees the vest. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

And there's a great moment after Kalinda does some extra-curricular nuzzling with fellow sleuth Kelli Giddish, then blanches when she realized she's just bedded another unfaithful married spouse. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He blanches at the suggestion that he could hit 40 home runs this year, saying he's too skinny to be a 40-homer slugger. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)

Gary, however, blanches half the potato chunks separately, then adds them to the liquidised soup along with the haddock. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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