'Blancher' definitions:

Definition of 'Blancher'

From: GCIDE
  • Blancher \Blanch"er\ (bl[.a]nch"[~e]e), n. One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for this purpose. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Blancher'

From: GCIDE
  • Blancher \Blanch"er\, n. One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]