blondenEtymologyFrom blond + -en.verbTo turn blond“"Gamboling, sashaying, waving the parchment — bathed in the ever-blondening halo of our father's sweet deathbed blessing."”To make blond“Kleis was still in the midst of preparation. For a woman past child- bearing years, there was more foundation work. Before cosmetics could be applied, a compound of egg whites was used to eradicate wrinkles and scytharium wood to blonden her hair.”