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blanco|ˈblæŋkəʊ|
[Trade name, f. F. blanc white.]
A white preparation for whitening accoutrements; also, a similar preparation of khaki colouring. Hence ˈblanco v. trans., to treat with blanco; ˈblancoed ppl. a.
1895in Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price-list. 1906Daily Chron. 30 Mar. 3/7 The sleeves get covered with ‘blanco’ off the belt. 1912E. Wallace Pte. Selby viii. 75 One unhappy mortal, ‘warned’ for guard..was lugubriously ‘blancoing’ his straps. a1918W. Owen Coll. Poems (1963) 79 Boots dubbined; rifles clean and oiled; Belts blancoed. 1948A. Baron From City 32 For half a crown he would blanco the whole of a man's equipment. a1953Dylan Thomas Quite Early One Morning (1954) 30 Gym-shoes white as the blanco'd snow. 1955Times 25 June 6/5 Since the war they have worn British battle-dress and blancoed web equipment. 1966D. Holbrook Flesh Wounds 37 They covered their webbing with the watery yellow blanco. |