| Blanket (blanket) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Blan"ket |
| [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 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.
A piece of rubber, felt, or
woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
A streak or layer of blubber in
whales.
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| Blanket (blanket) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Blan"ket |
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To cover with a
blanket.
To toss in a blanket by way of
punishment.
To take the wind out of the sails of (another
vessel) by sailing to windward of her.
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