Blanc

Blanc  (blä), Louis 1811-1882.

French political theorist whose writings, most notably Organization of Work (1839), are among the most influential early socialist treatises.

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Blanc  (blngk), Melvin Jerome Known as "Mel." 1908-1989.

American actor who gained fame as the voice of more than 400 cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig.

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Blanc  (blngk, blä), Mont

The highest peak of the Alps, rising to 4,810.2 m (15,771 ft) in the Savoy Alps of southeast France on the Italian border.

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Blanc (French) [blɑ̃]

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1. (Placename) Mont. See Mont Blanc

2. (Placename) Cape. a headland in N Tunisia: the northernmost point of Africa

3. (Placename) Cape. Also called: Cape Blanco (ˈblæŋkəʊ). a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast

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Blanc²

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(Biographies / Blanc, Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (1811-1882) M, French, POLITICS: socialist, HISTORY: historian) (Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (lwi). 1811-82, French socialist and historian: author of L'Organisation du travail (1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by the state

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blanc - a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat) bechamel, bechamel sauce, white sauce - milk thickened with a butter and flour roux