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blanc

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French blanc (“white”). Doublet of blank.

  1. borrowed from blanc

Definitions

  1. A white person

    A white person; a person of European or Caucasian descent.

  2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.

  3. A white cosmetic.

    • A guest at a party in 1764 was described as wearing on her face "rather too much yellow mixed with the red; she . . . would look very agreeable if she added blanc to the rouge instead of gamboge."
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname from French.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA