blanc
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- noun
- /blɑ̃k/
- Specialized
- His gangly limbs were like the legs of a mosquito; his long nose of a blanc might give a mosquito's sting.
- beurre blanc
- blanc sauce
- fromage blanc
Examples
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- My sister, Meg, sent you some of her blanc-mange.
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He was tapping his palm with a long, wooden baton blanc, a policeman's club.
Fiction book (2002) -
A fume blanc, maybe.
Fiction book (1996) -
I think I'm going to have the rouget citrus without the potatoes and the blanc without the beurre.
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It comes with the avanti blanc and the jus de poire.
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Now, for this Poulet Tchoupitoulas, maybe some of this fumé blanc would work.
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I once had a nasty experience with one. At six-thirty that evening, Eugenia poured herself a glass of chilled sauvignon blanc and went to stand at her living room window.
Fiction book (1998) -
She needed the help of a large bottle of inexpensive sauvignon blanc, which disappeared down her throat, cup by cup, while I watched in cautious rapture.
Fiction book (2002) -
To enhance the flavor of the braised chicken, pour the blanc over the dish before serving.
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The chef prepared a delicious blanc to accompany the tender veal, enriching its taste.
Synonyms
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1.7
A sauce made from milk thickened with butter and flour
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7.3
A smooth white sauce made from milk thickened with butter and flour
A smooth white sauce made with meat or fish stock and thickened with cooked flour and butter
A white sauce you make by cooking milk with butter and flour until thick
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A white grape and dry wine made from it, first from France and now grown around the world
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6.1
A white grape that grows in places like France and California and the dry white wine from that grape
- Specialized
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7.4
A white grape used to make wine, often grown in France and California
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blanc comes from an old word meaning 'white' and is the same root as the English word blank. In cooking, a blanc is a 'white' sauce used to cook or serve meat, so the name points to its pale color.