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blanket
[ blang-kit ]
noun
- a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering.
- a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc.
- the chief garment traditionally worn by some American Indians.
- any extended covering or layer:
a blanket of snow.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Printing.
- (in a press for offset printing) the rubber-covered cylinder to which an inked impression is transferred from the plate for transfer directly to the paper.
- (in a press for letterpress printing) the resilient covering on the cylinder against which the paper is pressed in printing.
- a thick roll or strip of material for thermal insulation.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with or as with a blanket:
wild flowers blanketing the hillside.
- to obscure or obstruct; interfere with; overpower (usually followed by out ):
An electrical storm blanketed out the radio program.
- to toss (someone) in a blanket, as in fraternity hazing.
- Nautical. (of a vessel) to take wind from the sails of (another vessel) by passing closely to windward.
adjective
- covering or intended to cover a large group or class of things, conditions, situations, etc.:
a blanket proposal; a blanket indictment.
blanket
/ 藞产濒忙艐办瑟迟 /
noun
- a large piece of thick cloth for use as a bed covering, animal covering, etc, enabling a person or animal to retain natural body heat
- a concealing cover or layer, as of smoke, leaves, or snow
- a rubber or plastic sheet wrapped round a cylinder, used in offset printing to transfer the image from the plate, stone, or forme to the paper
- physics a layer of a fertile substance placed round the core of a nuclear reactor as a reflector or absorber and often to breed new fissionable fuel
- modifier applying to or covering a wide group or variety of people, conditions, situations, etc
blanket insurance against loss, injury, and theft
- born on the wrong side of the blanket informal.illegitimate
verb
- to cover with or as if with a blanket; overlie
- to cover a very wide area, as in a publicity campaign; give blanket coverage
- usually foll by out to obscure or suppress
the storm blanketed out the TV picture
- nautical to prevent wind from reaching the sails of (another sailing vessel) by passing to windward of it
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of blanket1
Idioms and Phrases
- born on the wrong side of the blanket, born out of wedlock.
More idioms and phrases containing blanket
see security blanket ; wet blanket .Example Sentences
You ignore it picking up while you make your nest: secure the corners of your blanket, adjust your umbrella and finally, comfortably recline.
They had been filled with donated medical equipment from NHS organisations across London and had included ventilators, syringe pumps, tourniquets, wound dressings, blizzard blankets and personal protective equipment.
Other countries are now facing a blanket US tariff of 10% until July.
Even where trees don't drop their leaves and the earth doesn't sleep under a blanket of snow, subtle changes may indicate a slowing, a retreat, a sense of suspended animation.
Visiting the White House is a time-honored tradition 鈥 a sign of respect for the institution of the presidency, not a blanket endorsement of any president鈥檚 politics.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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