adjective/blɑ̃.ʃɛ/
whitish
From Middle French blanchet, from Old French blancet, blanket (“woolen cloth" also "white horse”), a blend of calqued Old English hwītel (“white woolen cloth”) and Old English blanca (“white horse”). Equivalent to blanc + -et.
noun, masculine/blɑ̃.ʃɛ/plural: blanchets
a grey, woolen cloth
From Middle French blanchet, from Old French blancet, blanket (“woolen cloth" also "white horse”), a blend of calqued Old English hwītel (“white woolen cloth”) and Old English blanca (“white horse”). Equivalent to blanc + -et.