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blanchers

blanchers is the plural of blancher.

Meaning of blancher

Noun

blancher (plural blanchers)

  1. One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
  2. A machine for blanching or whitening.
  3. (obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
    • And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Questions about blanchers

What is blanchers the plural of?
Blanchers is the plural of blancher.

Words near blanchers in the dictionary

  1. blanched
  2. blanched almond
  3. blanched almonds
  4. blanched up
  5. blancher
  6. blanchers
  7. blanches
  8. blanches up
  9. Blanchet
  10. Blanchets
  11. Blanchett

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