blanched

English

Adjective

blanched (comparative more blanched, superlative most blanched)

lacking complexion or color
- 2004, Hollinghurst, Alan, chapter 4, in The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, published 2005:
  The picture of a blanched and ringleted Boy George on the cover had been taken by Russell.
bleached

Synonyms

(lacking color): pale, pallid; see also Thesaurus:pallid
(bleached): see also Thesaurus:decoloured

Verb

blanched

simple past tense and past participle of blanch

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