About The Word Blanket
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Blanket
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What's The Definition Of Blanket?
[n] bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
[n] a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor [n] anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [v] cover as if with a blanket; as of snow [v] form a blanket-like cover (over) Synonyms | Synonyms for Blanket: cover | mantle Related Terms | Find terms related to Blanket: across-the-board | afghan | all-comprehensive | all-inclusive | apply to | becloud | bed linen | bedclothes | bedcover | bedding | bedsheet | bedspread | befog | blind | block | buffalo robe | camouflage | canopy | cap | case | casual | cloak | clothe | clothes | cloud | coat | comfort | comforter | compendious | complete | comprehensive | conceal | contour sheet | cope | counterpane | cover | cover up | coverage | covering | coverlet | coverlid | covert | coverture | cowl | cowling | crown | curtain | disguise | dissemble | distract attention from | drape | drapery | eclipse | eiderdown | encyclopedic | ensconce | enshroud | envelop | film | fitted sheet | general | global | gloss over | guise | hanging | hide | hood | housing | imprudent | indiscreet | indiscriminate | indiscriminative | insensitive | keep under cover | lap robe | lay on | lay over | linen | mantle | mask | muffle | nonjudgmental | obduce | obfuscate | obscure | occult | omnibus | over-all | overcast | overlay | overspread | pall | panoramic | patchwork quilt | pillow slip | pillowcase | promiscuous | put on | quilt | robe | rug | screen | scum | shade | sheet | sheeting | shelter | shield | shroud | slip | slur over | spread | spread over | superimpose | superpose | sweeping | synoptic | tactless | total | uncritical | uncriticizing | undemanding | undifferentiating | undiscreet | undiscriminating | undiscriminative | unexacting | unfastidious | universal | unmeticulous | unparticular | unselective | unsubtle | untactful | varnish | veil | vestment | whitewash | whole | wholesale | without exception | without omission See Also | afghan | bed clothing | bedclothes | bedding | breeder reactor | cover | cover | cover | covering | electric blanket | layer | mackinaw | Mackinaw blanket | manta | natural covering | security blanket | spread over Blanket In Webster's Dictionary \Blan"ket\, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen
waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop.
white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of
white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]
1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having
a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used
as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.
2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in
the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters
explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.
Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark
To cry, ``Hold, hold!'' --Shak.
{Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.
{A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or
discour?ges.
\Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanketing}.] 1. To cover with a blanket. I'll . . . blanket my loins. --Shak. 2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B. Jonson. 3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her. {Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}. |
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