"blanc" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blancs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French blanc (“white”). Doublet of blank. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleyǵ-}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|blanc||white|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French blanc (“white”), {{bor+|en|fr|blanc||white}} Borrowed from French blanc (“white”), {{doublet|en|blank}} Doublet of blank Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blanc (countable and uncountable, plural blancs)
  1. A white cosmetic. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (cosmetic): valkoinen (Finnish), blansz [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-blanc-en-noun-hHbPC2hf Disambiguation of 'cosmetic': 94 6
  2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sauces
    Sense id: en-blanc-en-noun-nSyjZszi Disambiguation of Sauces: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: film blanc, Sauvignon blanc

Inflected forms

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