What is to draw back from; to deny from fear. [Obs.] He now blenched what before he affirmed. Evelyn called?
blench — To draw back from; to deny from fear. [Obs.] He now blenched what before he affirmed. Evelyn. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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