But the example that he gave was: if you're speaking French and you want to refer to a white horse, so you say “le cheval blanc, ” first you see the horse, and “horse” stimulates “brown” in your mind.
" That looks too pretty to eat, " he said, smiling with pleasure, as Jo uncovered the dish, and showed the blanc mange, surrounded by a garland of green leaves, and the scarlet flowers of Amy's pet geranium.
The potatoes had to be hurried, not to keep the asparagus waiting, and were not done at the last. The blanc mange was lumpy, and the strawberries not as ripe as they looked, having been skilfully 'deaconed'.
It's our only complaint, though the " small hamper with wine and beer" containing two Tunnock's wafers and one small can of sauvignon blanc is somewhat disappointing (the inclusion of oat milk saves it).