Hudson's Bay blanket

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a heavyweight, boldly striped blanket made of wool.

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Origin of Hudson's Bay blanket

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby Hudson's Bay blanket

Hudson Bay, Hudson, Henry, Hudsonian godwit, Hudson River, Hudson River school, Hudson's Bay blanket, Hudson's Bay Company, Hudson seal, Hudson Strait, hudud, hue

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How to use Hudson's Bay blanket in a sentence

Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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As part of the MassEquality coalition, Marc Solomon, a former Senate aide, was working to get Bay State legislators to vote no.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
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Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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He swerved as he passed it, and, looking, saw that it was a bundle wrapped in a striped blanket.
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These have canted bay windows below them, and their pediments are surmounted by figures representing Mercury and Athæne.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hudson's Bay blanket

Hudson's Bay blanket

noun

Canadian a woollen blanket with wide stripes

Word Origin for Hudson's Bay blanket

C19: from a type of blanket originally sold by the Hudson's Bay Company

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