Blanched has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
Adjective
1
anemic looking from illness or emotion
"a face turned ashen"
"the invalid's blanched cheeks"
"tried to speak with bloodless lips"
"a face livid with shock"
"lips...livid with the hue of death"
"lips white with terror"
"a face white with rage"
2
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
"etiolated celery"
3
lacking complexion or color
Example Sentences
"a face turned ashen"
adjective
"the invalid's blanched cheeks"
adjective
"tried to speak with bloodless lips"
adjective
"a face livid with shock"
adjective
"lips...livid with the hue of death"
adjective
"lips white with terror"
adjective
"a face white with rage"
adjective
"etiolated celery"
adjective