blanket sheet
noun
a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
Origin of blanket sheet
1An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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How to use blanket sheet in a sentence
I have one double and one single blanket and a thin blanket sheet—no cotton or linen of any sort.
Within Prison Walls | Thomas Mott OsborneI believe that the day of sensational journalism, of the blanket sheet and the fearful woodcut, is already passing away.
Later—much later, black headlines, and grim lists three columns long,—three columns of a blanket sheet!
The Crisis, Complete | Winston ChurchillHow anyone can ask you to change the make-up to the blanket sheet form is more than I can see.
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