Blanch vs Toast - What's the difference?
blanch | toast |
To grow or become white
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach
(cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices
To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together
To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding
To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)
To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
(figuratively) To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate
* Tillotson
To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
* Francis Bacon
* Reliq. Wot
To cause to turn aside or back.
To use evasion.
* Francis Bacon
Toasted bread.
A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
(slang) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
(slang, Jamaica) Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
(computing) A transient, pop-up informational window
To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster
To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.
To warm thoroughly.
(slang, Jamaica) To perform extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
As a proper noun blanch
is , a less common spelling of blanche.As a noun toast is
toast (toasted bread or salutation).blanch
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) blanchirVerb
(es)- his cheek blanched with fear
- the rose blanches in the sun
- to blanch linen
- age has blanched his hair
- to blanch almonds
- Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things.
Etymology 2
Variant of blenchVerb
(es)- Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason, whereby every man might express his malice and blanch his danger.
- I suppose you will not blanch Paris in your way.
- to blanch a deer
- Books will speak plain, when counsellors blanch .
toast
English
Noun
(-)- I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
- All toasters toast toast .
- At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
- He was the toast of high society.
- If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast !
Derived terms
* french toast * propose a toast * Texas toast * toaster * toast of the townVerb
(en verb)- We liked to toast marshmallows around the campfire.
- Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
- We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.
- I toasted my feet by the fire.
