01 v. t. To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.
imp. & p. p.
Bleached; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bleaching
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To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains, from; to blanch; to whiten.“The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous acid.” — Ure.“Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.” — Smollett.