blank
adj//blæŋk//tom, blank, ämne, ruta, tomrum, mellanslag, lös patron, blanka
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
(archaic, historical, obsolete) A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence [15th–17th century].
(mechanics, engineering) A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping [since the 16th century].
A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
A space to be filled in on a form or template.
An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].
The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.
(firearms) Ellipsis of blank cartridge [since the 19th century].
(transitive) To make void; to erase.