blanched
past simple and past participle ofblanch
blanch
verb
uk/blɑːntʃ/us/blæntʃ/blanchverb(PALE)
[I]
toturnpale, forexamplebecause you areshocked:
While mostpeoplewould blanch at theprospectof so muchwork, Danielsseemstoenjoyit.
[T]
to make aplantpalebycoveringit up so that thelightdoes notreachit as itgrows
The skin, & skin colour
- anti-wrinkle
- ashy
- beauty spot
- bloodless
- blush
- colouring
- crevice
- crimson
- cutaneous
- cutis
- florid
- flush
- freckle
- mole
- sunbath
- sunbathing
- sunburned
- suntan
- suntanned
- tanned
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Gardening - general words
blanchverb(BOIL)
[T]
to putvegetablesorsimilarfoodsintoboilingwaterfor a fewminutesto make themwhite,removetheskins, getridofstrongflavours, orpreparethem forfreezing:
blanchedalmonds
Preparing food using heat
- air fryer
- bain-marie
- baking
- baking parchment
- barbecue
- blanch
- boil
- deep fat fryer
- deep-fried
- deep-fry
- done
- doneness
- overcook
- overdone
- pan-fry
- parboil
- poach
- sear
- underdone
- warm(someone/something)up
Examplesofblanched
blanched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Infantile haemangiomas may initially exhibit a 'precursor lesion', which appears as ablanchedarea of pallor, sometimes with superimposed telangectases.
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The issue of the sheer waste of energy literally going up the chimney needs to be recognised andblanchedat.
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We allblanched, and he added.
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One, value £298,500, was frozenblanchedchips.
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He visiblyblanched: he definitely whitened.
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Theyblanchedand changed the subject.
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It is recommended that the bacon isblanchedbefore frying to remove any excess salt.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Following the marination, the duck is quicklyblanchedin hot water to tighten the skin, and then towel and air dried.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The meat (fat) is usually cut into small strips or cubes about one centimeter (3/8 inch) wide, thenblanchedor fried.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Friedblanchedwhole almonds are also used to decorate sweet "tajines" such as lamb with prunes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The immature green berries,blanchedand salted, are called "ao-zansh" (lit. green sansho).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They consist of powderedblanchedalmonds, confectioner's sugar and rose water, molded in various shapes and sizes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One unfortunate, unjustly accused, died of shame, the tree annually producing a corona ofblanchedleaves in her memory.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Both are physically quite similar, with the same glowing left eye andblanchedhair (though to different degrees due to age).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The dish consists of washed andblanchedrumen.
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