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  11. blanket mortgage
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  13. blanket piece
  14. blanket policy
  15. blanket rate
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  18. blanket sheet
  19. blanket stiff
  20. blanket stitch
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  22. commercial blanket bond
  23. fire blanket
  24. fish blanket
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1blan·ket

noun \ˈblaŋ-kət\

Definition of BLANKET

1
a : a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering
b : a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal) <a horse blanket>
2
: something that resembles a blanket <a blanket of fog> <a blanket of gloom>
3
: a rubber or plastic sheet on the cylinder in an offset press that transfers the image to the surface being printed
— blan·ket·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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Examples of BLANKET

  1. It's going to get cold tonight so you may need extra blankets.
  2. <a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor>

Origin of BLANKET

Middle English white woolen cloth, bed covering, from Anglo-French blankete, from blanc white — more at blank
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BLANKET

Synonyms
cloak, cope, cover, covering, coverture, cover-up, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, veil, wraps

2blanket

transitive verb

Definition of BLANKET

1
: to cover with or as if with a blanket <new grass blankets the slope>
2
a : to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish <blanket a fire with foam>
b : to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (as a downwind ship)
c : to apply or cause to apply to uniformly despite wide separation or diversity among the elements included <freight rates that blanket a region>
d : to cause to be included <automatically blanketed into the insurance program>

Examples of BLANKET

  1. Ice was blanketing the bay.
  2. The fields were blanketed with flowers.

First Known Use of BLANKET

1605

Related to BLANKET

Synonyms
cover, carpet, coat, overlay, overlie, overspread, sheet
Antonyms
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

3blanket

adjective

Definition of BLANKET

1
: covering all members of a group or class <a blanket wage increase>
2
: effective or applicable in all instances
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Examples of BLANKET

  1. a blanket amnesty for all illegal aliens
  2. a blanket ban on use of the chemical

First Known Use of BLANKET

1886

Related to BLANKET

Synonyms
across-the-board, general, broad-brush, common, generic, global, overall, universal
Antonyms
individual, particular

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