Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Blanching

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2760661Domestic Encyclopædia (1802), Volume 1 — Blanching1802

BLANCHING, the art or manner of rendering any thing white.—See Bleaching.

The blanching of woollen stuffs is performed with soap, chalk, sulphur, &c. Silk is blanched with soap and sulphur; and wax is rendered white by exposing it to the action of the sun and dew.—See Wax.