blanc

noun, plural blancs [blangks; French blahn] /blæŋks; French blɑ̃/.

1. a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
2. an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Henry VI.
3. French Cookery. a liquid for poaching meat, fish, or vegetables, often containing wine, herbs, and vegetables; court-bouillon.

noun

1. Jean Jo·seph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/, 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
2. Mel(vin Jerome),1908–1989, U.S. voice actor for cartoon characters, as Woody Woodpecker and Daffy Duck, in films.
3. Mont. Mont Blanc.

adjective

1. blanched.

adverb

2. without browning.

noun

1. Mont Blanc See Mont Blanc
2. Cape Blanc a headland in N Tunisia: the northernmost point of Africa
3. Cape Blanc or Cape Blanco (ˈblæŋkəʊ) a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast

noun

1. (Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (lwi). 1811–82, French socialist and historian: author of L’Organisation du travail (1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by the state