n.
- a large piece of woollen material used as a covering for warmth, as on a bed.
- a thick mass or layer:
a blanket of cloud.
- a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing.
adj.
covering all cases; total:
a blanket ban on tobacco advertising.
v.
(blankets, blanketing, blanketed)
- cover completely with a thick layer.
- Sailing take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward.
Phrase
- born on the wrong side of the blanket
dated illegitimate.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via Old North. Fr. from OFr. blanc ‘white’, ult. of Gmc origin.