Found 2 items, similar to Blancher.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: blanch blanch v 1: turn pale, as if in fear [syn: pale, blench] 2: cook (vegetables) briefly; “Parboil the beans before freezing them” [syn: parboil]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Blancher Blancher \Blanch"er\, 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] 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]