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   blanket

   /ˈblaŋkɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth: "I slept on the ground covered by my blanket" Similar covercoveringrugafghanquilteiderdownduvetbedcoverbedspreadthrow-overbedclothesthrowspreadkarossserapearchaic:coverletcounterpane
   • ▪ a thick covering mass or layer: "a dense grey blanket of cloud" Similar coveringlayercovercoatcoatingfilmsheetcarpetveneersurfaceskinthicknessoverlaycloakmantleveilpallshroudscreenmaskcloudcurtain
   • 2. a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing.

   adjective

   • 1. covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive: "a blanket ban on tobacco advertising"

   verb

   • 1. cover completely with a thick layer of something: "the countryside was blanketed in snow" Similar covercoatcarpetoverlayoverlieoverspreadextend overcaptopcrownconcealobscureblot outhidemaskcloudcloakveilshroudswatheenvelopsubmergesurroundliterary:mantleenshroud
   • ▪ stifle or keep quiet (sound): "the double glazing blankets the noise a bit" Similar muffledeadensoftenmutesilencesmotherdampendamp downtone downmasksuppressreduceabatekillquietenquietOpposite amplify
   • 2. take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin.

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