Obs. [App. worn down from blandish (like blench from BLEMISH v.); but approaching certain senses of both BLENCH v.1 and BLENCH v.2, with which it was probably confounded.] intr. = BLANDISH v. 2.
1572. R. H., Lavaterus’ Ghostes (1596), 19 b. Men which blaunche and flatter with us, are alwayes suspitious.
a. 1587. Foxe, Serm. 2 Cor. v. 10. If I shoulde say that nothing therein were amisse, I should indeede blanch and flatter too much.
1612. Bacon, Counsel, Ess. (Arb.), 326. Books will speake plaine, when Counsellors Blanch [in adulationem lapsuri].
