Bland

bland, adj., smooth gentle mild —adv. — Blandly n Bland'ne . [L bland us, perh. —?ntabl'dus = K mild Blandishment, bland'ish-nient, n act of expre ing fondne flattery winning expre ions or actions [Fr. blandi emcnt, O. Fr. blandir to flatter — L. bland us mild,] Blank, blangk, adj without writing or marks, as in white paper empty vacant, confused m poetry, not having rhyme.— n. a paper without writing a ticket having no mark, and therefore valuele an empty space —adv. Blankly. — n. Blank'ne . [Fr blanc from root of Ger. blinken to glitter— O. H. Ger. blichen, Gr. phlegcin, to shine.] [without a bullet,