emblanch

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English

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Etymology

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From em- +‎ blanch.

Verb

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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

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