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      blanket
      noun
      A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
      A covering layer of anything.
      A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
      A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
      verb
      (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
      (transitive) To nullify the impact of (someone or something).
      Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal.
      (transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.
      (transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
      (transitive) To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
      adjective
      General; covering or encompassing everything.
      Roots
      blancblank- · Old French · white-et-et · Old French · diminutive
      Synonyms for blanket
      counterpanencoverletnbedspreadncomforternbedcoverneiderdownncovervmantlenquiltnbedclothesnpillowcasenbeddingnsheetingndrapencloakn
      Words related to blanket
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      Where does blanket come from?

      The word blanket breaks down into 2 roots of Old French origin: blank, from Old French blanc (“white”); and -et, from Old French -et (“diminutive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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