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blench1 definition

blench (blenc̸h)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become pale; whiten; bleach

Etymology: var. of blanch

blench2 definition

blench (blenc̸h)

intransitive verb

to shrink back, as in fear; flinch; quail

Etymology: ME blenchen, move suddenly, avoid < OE blencan, to deceive, akin to Ger blinken; ult. < IE base of blank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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