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    [Noun]  | "blan*ket" | \ ˈblaŋ-kət \


    1: a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering

    2: a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal)

    3: something that resembles a blanket


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English blanket, blaunket "woolen cloth (usually undyed), bed covering," borrowed from Anglo-French blanchet, blaunchet, blanket "whitish, cosmetic powder made from white lead, white woolen material, bed covering" (also continental Old & Middle French blanchet, blanquet "white, white woolen fabric, sleeveless woman's garment"), from blanc "white" + -et, diminutive suffix (going back to Latin -ittus) {mat|blank:1|};

    [Noun]  | "blanket chest" 


    1: a piece of furniture with a hinged lid, a deep well, and usually one or two drawers underneath


    Origin: 1849 ;

    [Noun]  | "blanket stitch" 


    1: a buttonhole stitch with spaces of variable width used on materials too thick to hem


    Origin: 1873 ;

    [Noun]  | "receiving blanket" 


    1: a small lightweight blanket used to wrap an infant (as after bathing)


    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "saddle blanket" 


    1: a folded blanket or pad under a saddle to prevent galling the horse


    Origin: 1737 ;

    [Noun]  | "security blanket" 


    1: a blanket carried by a child as a protection against anxiety

    2: a usually familiar object whose presence dispels anxiety


    Origin: 1954 ;

    [Noun]  | "wet blanket" 


    1: one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure


    Origin: 1844 ;

    [Verb]  | "blanket" 


    1: to cover with or as if with a blanket

    2: to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish

    3: to interrupt the smooth flow of wind to (something, such as a downwind ship)


    Origin: 1605 ;

     Derivative of {see: |blanket:1|blanket:1};

    [Adjective]  | "blanket" 


    1: effective or applicable in all instances or contingencies

    2: covering all members of a group or class without individual apportionment


    Origin: 1883 ;

     From attributive use of {see: |blanket:1|blanket:1};

    [Noun phrase]  | "pig in a blanket" 


    1: a frankfurter served in a wrapper of baked dough


    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "blanket" 


    1: something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth;


      * e.g., " ... a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor "



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    [Noun]  | "security blanket" 


    1: as in narcotic, opiate;


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    [Noun]  | "wet blanket" 


    1: a person who spoils the pleasure of others;


      * e.g., " ... I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket "



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    [Adjective]  | "blanket" 


    1: belonging or relating to the whole;


      * e.g., " ... a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books "





    [Verb]  | "blanket" 


    1: to form a layer over;


      * e.g., " ... leaves blanketed all of the land around the house "





    2: to keep secret or shut off from view;


      * e.g., " ... blanketed the secret memo from the news media "





    3: to cause to cease burning;


      * e.g., " ... firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam "



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     [ "blanket" ]

    1: When someone says something so boring that it literally puts you to sleep.

      * e.g.,  ... Joel: Man, that statement Tyler said was so blanket, put me right to sleep. 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: a cloth that is like a towel, but it's usually heavier and instead of drying you, it keeps you warm. Most people like to keep blankets on their bed at night. Blankets are totally sweet

      * e.g.,  ... damn I love my blanket 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: A little bitch ,they cry a lot because they are bitches.

      * e.g.,  ... person1: Hey whats wrong? 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: You people are fucking retarded! A blanket is a Sheet, or 100 hits, of LSD.

      * e.g.,  ... This is why no child left behind doesn't work: No one actually knows what the fuck a Blanket really is. smh. 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: a marijuana cigarette; a joint

      * e.g.,  ... "come on man, lets smoke this blanket" 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: POT! "Blanket" is a codeword you use when you want to talk about weed in a public place or in front of parents or whatever. Multiply the number of blankets by ten to get their monetary value. If someone isn't getting it, try "green blankets."

      * e.g.,  ...  "Dude, I'm cold, let's go get warm with some blankets." 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: an overcoat, a long coat

      * e.g.,  ... That blanket must be hiding something. 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: a condom that is too big for the intended user.

      * e.g.,  ... hey do you want this trojen magnum? ha no i dont want a blanket! 

     [ "blanket" ]

    1: blanket

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     [ "blanket" ]

    1: to fuck exoticly or to lay on a bed and jack off

      * e.g.,  ... i need to blanket that girl really bad 

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