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blankets

/blænkɛts/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
  2. A layer of anything.
  3. A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
  4. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
  5. To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
  6. To traverse or complete thoroughly.
  7. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
  8. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
  9. To nullify the impact of someone or something.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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