 blanched |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion | |
| Synonyms: | ashen livid white bloodless | |
| Examples: | "a face turned ashen" "the invalid's blanched cheeks" "tried to speak with bloodless lips" "a face livid with shock" "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary Shelley "lips white with terror" |
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| Related terms: | colorless | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light | |
| Synonyms: | etiolated etiolate | |
| Examples: | "etiolated celery" |
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| Related terms: | plant colorless | |
| Similar spelling: |
Blanche Blanch Blanchette Blanc Blanchet blench Blanchard balanced Blancarte Blanke blanco Blanck Blanca balance balancer blank_check blancmange blanc_fixe blemished |
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