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blanket

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Main Entry:
1blan·ket 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1blanket
Pronunciation:
\ˈblaŋ-kət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English white woolen cloth, bed covering, from Anglo-French blankete, from blanc white — more at blank
Date:
14th century
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of blanketlike \-ˌlīk\ adjective


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