Word Direct Answers

What does "blench" mean?

Blench: To fly off; to turn aside. [Obs.] Though sometimes you do blench from this to that. Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to obstruct; to hinder. [Obs.] Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet he might and would of likelihood have gone further. Sir T. More.
  2. 3.To draw back from; to deny from fear. [Obs.] He now blenched what before he affirmed. Evelyn.
  3. 4.A looking aside or askance. [Obs.] These blenches gave my heart another youth. Shak.
  4. 5.To grow or make pale. Barbour.

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