blanc
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blanc¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French blanc (“white”). Doublet of blank.
noun blancs
- A white person; a person of European or Caucasian descent.
- A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.
- A white cosmetic. Had Miss Fipps not told her what they were, she would have taken them for ladies of fashion. In an age when women wore less than they had ever done but wore just as much blanc and rouge, there was little difference between the ladies in the side boxes and the ladies in the centre.
Blanc²
proper noun
- A surname from French.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: white, powdery, mont, manger, breast, brown, sauvignon, curd, albumen, mildew, aza, cheval, mange, lull, blank, albacore
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noun cosmetic
| Русский | бели́ла belíla |
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Talk about this word "blanc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blanc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blanc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blanc "blanc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blanc.Cite this
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title = {blanc},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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