blanc

UK: /blɑ̃/

US: 'Blanc': (blän); 'blanc': (blangk; Fr. blän)

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blanc  (blangk; Fr. blän), n., pl. blancs 

(blangks; Fr. blän). 
1. Currency a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
2. Currency an Anglo-Gallic copy of this coin, issued by Henry VI.
3. Food [French Cookery.] a liquid for poaching meat, fish, or vegetables, often containing wine, herbs, and vegetables;
   court-bouillon.

• French, Old French: white; see blank

Blanc  (blän), n. 

Jean Jo•seph Charles Louis  (zhän zhô zef′ sharl lwē), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
1. Place Names Mont. See Mont Blanc (def. 1).

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Blanc / blɑ̃/ noun

1. Mont Blanc ⇒
   See Mont Blanc
2. Cape Blanc ⇒ a headland in N Tunisia: the northernmost point of Africa
3. Cape Blanc, Cape Blanco / ˈblæŋkəʊ/ ⇒ a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast

Blanc / blɑ̃/ noun

1. (Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (lwi). 1811–82, French socialist and historian: author of L'Organisation du travail (1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by the state