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Word: Blanket
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin
ˈblaŋkɪt
a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth
Short Definition:bed covering
Examples:- I slept on the ground covered by my blanket
a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing.
Short Definition:surface for transferring image
Word: Blanket
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈblaŋkɪt
covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive
Short Definition:total and inclusive
Examples:- a blanket ban on tobacco advertising
Word: Blanket
Speech Type: Verb
ˈblaŋkɪt
cover completely with a thick layer of something
Short Definition:cover completely
Examples:- the countryside was blanketed in snow
take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward.
Short Definition:take wind from vessel
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