Answer: blanches

AnswerCrossword Clue
BLANCHESActress Yurka and others.
blanchesto take the color out of as
blanchesmake ashen or pale fear blanches the cheek
blanchesscald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (as food for freezing)
blanchesbecome white or pale
blanchesBLANCH, to whiten (to make white (the colour of pure snow))
blanchesbleach by excluding light