Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blancher"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blancher \Blanch"er\, n.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who
anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for
this purpose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blancher \Blanch"er\, n.
One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. [Obs.]
And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer
from her. --Sir P.
Sidney.
And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to
the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.
--Latimer.
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