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Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Blanketing}.]
1. To cover with a blanket.
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I'll . . . blanket my loins. --Shak.
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2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
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We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B.
Jonson.
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3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by
sailing to windward of her.
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{Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.
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Blanket \Blan"ket\, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen
waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop.
white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of
white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]
1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having
a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used
as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.
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2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in
the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
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3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
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Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters
explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.
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Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark
To cry, "Hold, hold!" --Shak.
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{Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.

{A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or
discour?ges.
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