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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blan•ket /ˈblæŋkɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a large rectangular piece of soft fabric, used as a bed covering:just groaned and pulled the blanket over her head.
- any covering or layer that extends over something: a blanket of snow.
v. [~ + object (+ with + object)] - to cover with or as if with a blanket:blanketed the neighborhood with pictures of our candidate.
adj. [before a noun] - covering or intended to cover a large class of things:a blanket proposal covering every aspect of trade negotiations.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blan•ket (blang′kit),USA pronunciation n. - a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. 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.
- [Print.]
- 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.
- Printing(in a press for letterpress printing) the resilient covering on the cylinder against which the paper is pressed in printing.
- Buildinga thick roll or strip of material for thermal insulation.
- Idioms born on the wrong side of the blanket, born out of wedlock.
v.t. - to cover with or as with a blanket:wild flowers blanketing the hillside.
- to obscure or obstruct;
interfere with;
overpower (usually fol. by out):An electrical storm blanketed out the radio program. - to toss (someone) in a blanket, as in fraternity hazing.
- Naval Terms[Naut.](of a vessel) to take wind from the sails of (another vessel) by passing closely to windward.
adj. - covering or intended to cover a large group or class of things, conditions, situations, etc.:a blanket proposal; a blanket indictment.
- Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent. to blanc white (see blank) + -et -et
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cover, coat, mantle, overlay, coating.
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