Definition of "blanched" []

• Lacking complexion or color (adjective)
• Bleached (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of blanch. (verb)

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• "And if, by chance, you need a guide, you might chance to follow a certain blanched-bumed bee hide ... as it bumbles, and as you stumble, from one good intention to the next."
• "Katie, you can definitely substitute fresh fava - either raw as Marcella does or quickly blanched, which is probably what I'd do."
• "Almonds should always be blanched, that is, skinned by pouring boiling water on the nuts and allowing them to soak for one minute, after which the skins are easily removed."