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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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