blanched

Definition of Blanched in English :

Adjective

1. ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white

anemic looking from illness or emotion

Example Sentences:
'a face turned ashen'
'the invalid's blanched cheeks'
'tried to speak with bloodless lips'
'a face livid with shock'
'lips...livid with the hue of death'
'lips white with terror'
'a face white with rage'

2. blanched, etiolate, etiolated

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

Example Sentences:
'etiolated celery'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blanched

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verb (mainly tr)

1. (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

2. (usually intr)

to become or cause to become pale, as with sickness or fear

3.

to plunge tomatoes, nuts, etc, into boiling water to loosen the skin

4.

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

5.

to cause (celery, chicory, etc) to grow free of chlorophyll by the exclusion of sunlight

6. metallurgy

to whiten (a metal), usually by treating it with an acid or by coating it with tin

7. (transitive; usually foll by over)

to attempt to conceal something

Blanched

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verb transitive

1.

to make white; take color out of

2.

to make pale

3.

to bleach (endive, celery, etc.) by earthing up or covering so as to keep away light and improve the appearance, flavor, or tenderness

4.

a.

to scald (as vegetables being prepared for freezing)

b.

to scald (almonds) so as to remove the skins

5. Metallurgy

to brighten with acid or by coating with tin

verb intransitive

6.

to whiten; turn pale

Blanched

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v. blanched, blanch·ing, blanch·es also blenched or blench·ing or blench·es

v.tr.

1. To take the color from; bleach.

2. To whiten (a growing plant or plant part) by covering to cut off direct light.

3. To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin.

4.

a. To scald (almonds, for example) in order to loosen the skin.

b. To scald (food) briefly, as before freezing or as a preliminary stage in preparing a dish.

5. To cause to turn white or become pale.

v.intr.

To turn white or become pale: Their faces blanched in terror.

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