blancard

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A kind of linen cloth manufactured in Normandy: so called because the thread is half blanched before it is woven.

Wiktionary

1. n. A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanched before it is woven.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.