Verb: blanch blãnch
- Turn pale, as if in fear
"She blanched at the sight of the ghost";
- pale, blench [dialect]
- Whiten or bleach something
"The sun had blanched the curtains"
- (cooking) briefly immerse in boiling water, then usually in cold water, to soften, loosen skins, or preserve colour
"Blanch the tomatoes to remove their skins"
Derived forms: blanched, blanches, blanching
Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Blanch, John