blanket
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/ ˈblæŋ kɪt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
covering or intended to cover a large group or class of things, conditions, situations, etc.: a blanket proposal; a blanket indictment.
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Idioms for blanket
born on the wrong side of the blanket, born out of wedlock.
Origin of blanket
OTHER WORDS FROM blanket
blan·ket·less, adjectiveblan·ket·like, adjectiveun·blan·ket·ed, adjectiveWords nearby blanket
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British Dictionary definitions for blanket
blanket
/ (ˈblæŋkɪt) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for blanket
C13: from Old French blancquete, from blanc; see blank
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Idioms and Phrases with blanket
blanket
see security blanket; wet blanket.
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