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

• “emblanch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.