emblanch

English

Etymology

em- + blanch

Verb

emblanch (third-person singular simple present emblanches, present participle emblanching, simple past and past participle emblanched)

  1. (obsolete) To whiten.
    • 1668, Peter Heylyn, Cyprianus Anglicus:
      it was impossible that a spot of so deep a dye should be emblanched

References

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