blanc
Pale grape term
Blanc is French for white, appearing in English primarily in borrowed phrases.
Carte blanche means unlimited authority or freedom to act.
Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps.
In wine terminology, blanc de blancs is a white wine made exclusively from white grapes.
The word occasionally appears in cooking contexts: beurre blanc is a butter sauce. (Capitalized Blanc appears in proper names.)
sauce
Liquid food accompaniment
chardonnay
White wine grape variety
- blank pageSheet without marks
- baby blanketSoft covering for infants
- blank checkUnrestricted authority document
- wet blanketOne who discourages others
- drawing a blankUnable to remember
- draw a blankFail to remember
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