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blanket

[ blang-kit ]

noun

  1. a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
  2. a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc.
  3. the chief garment traditionally worn by some American Indians.
  4. any extended covering or layer:

    a blanket of snow.

    Synonyms: mantel, coat, cover, coating, overlay

  5. Printing.
    1. (in a press for offset printing) the rubber-covered cylinder to which an inked impression is transferred from the plate for transfer directly to the paper.
    2. (in a press for letterpress printing) the resilient covering on the cylinder against which the paper is pressed in printing.
  6. a thick roll or strip of material for thermal insulation.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover with or as with a blanket:

    wild flowers blanketing the hillside.

  2. to obscure or obstruct; interfere with; overpower (usually followed by out ):

    An electrical storm blanketed out the radio program.

  3. to toss (someone) in a blanket, as in fraternity hazing.
  4. Nautical. (of a vessel) to take wind from the sails of (another vessel) by passing closely to windward.

adjective

  1. covering or intended to cover a large group or class of things, conditions, situations, etc.:

    a blanket proposal; a blanket indictment.

blanket

/ ˈblæŋkɪt /

noun

  1. a large piece of thick cloth for use as a bed covering, animal covering, etc, enabling a person or animal to retain natural body heat
  2. a concealing cover or layer, as of smoke, leaves, or snow
  3. a rubber or plastic sheet wrapped round a cylinder, used in offset printing to transfer the image from the plate, stone, or forme to the paper
  4. physics a layer of a fertile substance placed round the core of a nuclear reactor as a reflector or absorber and often to breed new fissionable fuel
  5. modifier applying to or covering a wide group or variety of people, conditions, situations, etc

    blanket insurance against loss, injury, and theft

  6. born on the wrong side of the blanket informal.
    born on the wrong side of the blanket illegitimate


verb

  1. to cover with or as if with a blanket; overlie
  2. to cover a very wide area, as in a publicity campaign; give blanket coverage
  3. usually foll by out to obscure or suppress

    the storm blanketed out the TV picture

  4. nautical to prevent wind from reaching the sails of (another sailing vessel) by passing to windward of it

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Other Words From

  • blanket·less adjective
  • blanket·like adjective
  • un·blanket·ed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blanket1

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to blanc white ( blank ) + -et -et

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blanket1

C13: from Old French blancquete , from blanc ; see blank

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. born on the wrong side of the blanket, born out of wedlock.

More idioms and phrases containing blanket

see security blanket ; wet blanket .

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Example Sentences

Among the 160 items, you’ll get a CPR mask, metal tweezer, eye wash, emergency blanket, knuckle adhesive bandages, and plenty of cotton tip applicators.

Whereas something like Starlink seeks to blanket the planet with many more satellites orbiting at a closer distance, satellites in higher orbits have a larger communications footprint, meaning each can cover more of the Earth.

In recent years, artists have begun asserting clauses that exclude the use of songs at political rallies from the blanket licensing regimes.

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After running on an extreme sleep deficit for several pandemic months in a row, I decided to give in to the weighted blanket craze and did hours of research on which one was the right fit for me.

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So, a blanket statement of just quarantine might not be enough to keep potential carriers in lockdown.

Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.

Have you noticed there are some people who would love to put a big wet blanket on all of this?

“He would have preferred to have been given a bed rather than a blanket on the floor,” the judge said.

The correct procedure in that case is obvious: you cover her with a blanket and leave her alone.

However, the act that gives blanket immunity seems only to apply to licensed dealers.

He swerved as he passed it, and, looking, saw that it was a bundle wrapped in a striped blanket.

And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!

They entered a house where an apparently sick man sat cowering in a corner, wrapped in a blanket.

On these occasions he was wrapped in an old blanket ingrained with snuff.

Oliver retained his stool by the fire; and Barney, wrapped in a blanket, stretched himself on the floor, close outside the fender.

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