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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Blanket \Blan"ket\, noun [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, adjective]
1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.
2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.
Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark To cry, ''Hold, hold!'' --Shak.
{Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.
{A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or discour?ges.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Blanket \Blan"ket\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanketing}.]
1. To cover with a blanket.
I'll . . . blanket my loins. --Shak.
2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B. Jonson.
3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.
{Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
blanket
adjective: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing}, {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {encompassing}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
noun
1: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" [syn: {cover}]
2: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn: {mantle}]
3: a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
verb
1: cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
2: form a blanket-like cover (over)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "blanket": across-the-board, afghan, all-comprehensive, all-inclusive, apply to, becloud, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, befog, blind, block, buffalo robe, camouflage, canopy, cap, case, casual, cloak, clothe, clothes, cloud, coat, comfort, comforter, compendious, complete, comprehensive, conceal, contour sheet, cope, counterpane, cover, cover up, coverage, covering, coverlet, coverlid, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, crown, curtain, disguise, dissemble, distract attention from, drape, drapery, eclipse, eiderdown, encyclopedic, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, film, fitted sheet, general, global, gloss over, guise, hanging, hide, hood, housing, imprudent, indiscreet, indiscriminate, indiscriminative, insensitive, keep under cover, lap robe, lay on, lay over, linen, mantle, mask, muffle, nonjudgmental, obduce, obfuscate, obscure, occult, omnibus, over-all, overcast, overlay, overspread, pall, panoramic, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, promiscuous, put on, quilt, robe, rug, screen, scum, shade, sheet, sheeting, shelter, shield, shroud, slip, slur over, spread, spread over, superimpose, superpose, sweeping, synoptic, tactless, total, uncritical, uncriticizing, undemanding, undifferentiating, undiscreet, undiscriminating, undiscriminative, unexacting, unfastidious, universal, unmeticulous, unparticular, unselective, unsubtle, untactful, varnish, veil, vestment, whitewash, whole, wholesale, without exception, without omission
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Blanket, TX (town, FIPS 8596) Location: 31.82427 N, 98.78993 W Population (1990): 381 (177 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76432
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Blanket, TX -- U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 402 Housing Units (2000): 189 Land area (2000): 0.574704 sq. miles (1.488477 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.574704 sq. miles (1.488477 sq. km) FIPS code: 08596 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 31.826469 N, 98.788172 W ZIP Codes (1990): 76432 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Blanket, TX Blanket
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