blanche — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Bianca name A feminine given name of Italian origin, meaning "white," equivalent to the English name Blanche.
- Blanche name A feminine given name and surname of French origin, meaning "white."
- Caucasian adj Relating to people classified by an older racial system as white or of European descent.
- white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.
Senses
blanche is used for these senses in English:
- Bianca A en given name.
- Caucasian (anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
- minim (music) A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- white The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- white A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- white (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.