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blanket
[ blang-kit ]
noun
- a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
- a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc.
- the chief garment traditionally worn by some American Indians.
- any extended covering or layer:
a blanket of snow.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Printing.
- (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.
- (in a press for letterpress printing) the resilient covering on the cylinder against which the paper is pressed in printing.
- a thick roll or strip of material for thermal insulation.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with or as with a blanket:
wild flowers blanketing the hillside.
- to obscure or obstruct; interfere with; overpower (usually followed by out ):
An electrical storm blanketed out the radio program.
- to toss (someone) in a blanket, as in fraternity hazing.
- Nautical. (of a vessel) to take wind from the sails of (another vessel) by passing closely to windward.
adjective
- covering or intended to cover a large group or class of things, conditions, situations, etc.:
a blanket proposal; a blanket indictment.
blanket
/ ˈæŋɪ /
noun
- 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
- a concealing cover or layer, as of smoke, leaves, or snow
- 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
- 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
- modifier applying to or covering a wide group or variety of people, conditions, situations, etc
blanket insurance against loss, injury, and theft
- born on the wrong side of the blanket informal.illegitimate
verb
- to cover with or as if with a blanket; overlie
- to cover a very wide area, as in a publicity campaign; give blanket coverage
- usually foll by out to obscure or suppress
the storm blanketed out the TV picture
- nautical to prevent wind from reaching the sails of (another sailing vessel) by passing to windward of it
Other 51Թ Forms
- k· adjective
- k· adjective
- ܲ·k· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blanket1
Idioms and Phrases
- born on the wrong side of the blanket, born out of wedlock.
More idioms and phrases containing blanket
see security blanket ; wet blanket .Example Sentences
Small island states and environmental groups were angry that a blanket tax was not agreed to and called the deal "unfit for purpose".
The UK is subject to the blanket 10% tariff on nearly all of its goods being brought into the US, which is expected to hit British exporters and also affect economic growth.
The flats are barely furnished, with just a mattress and blankets on the floor.
The UK is also subject to the new blanket US 25% import tariff on cars.
“There is a blanket of secrecy over the paperwork that flows to the CPUC, that never gets to the public domain,” he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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