BLANKETS

/blænkɛts/
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Definition

/blænkɛts/
noun
  1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
    “The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.”
  2. A layer of anything.
    “The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.”
  3. A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
    “A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.”
verb
  1. To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
    “A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.”
  2. To traverse or complete thoroughly.
    “The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood.”
  3. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.

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