blanketed

  • 21blanket — blan|ket1 [ˈblæŋkıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: blanket white cloth (13 15 centuries), from Old French blankete, from blanc; BLANCH] 1.) a cover for a bed, usually made of wool 2.) [singular] a thick covering or area of something blanket of ▪… …

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  • 22blanket — blan|ket1 [ blæŋkıt ] noun ** 1. ) count a thick cover made of wool or another material that you use to keep warm in bed 2. ) singular a thick layer of something, for example snow or cloud, that completely covers an area: blanket of: a blanket of …

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  • 23blanket — [[t]blæ̱ŋkɪt[/t]] blankets, blanketing, blanketed 1) N COUNT A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, N of n A blanket of something such as snow …

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  • 24Belted — Belt ed, a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl. [1913 Webster] 2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk. [1913 Webster] 3. Worn …

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  • 25Belted cattle — Belted Belt ed, a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl. [1913 Webster] 2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 26Blanket — Blan ket, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanketing}.] 1. To cover with a blanket. [1913 Webster] I ll . . . blanket my loins. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. [1913 Webster] We ll have our men …

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  • 27Blanket cattle — Blanket Blan ket, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanketing}.] 1. To cover with a blanket. [1913 Webster] I ll . . . blanket my loins. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. [1913 Webster] We ll have …

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  • 28Blanketing — Blanket Blan ket, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanketing}.] 1. To cover with a blanket. [1913 Webster] I ll . . . blanket my loins. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. [1913 Webster] We ll have …

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  • 29blanket — I. noun Etymology: Middle English white woolen cloth, bed covering, from Anglo French blankete, from blanc white more at blank Date: 14th century 1. a. a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering b. a similar piece of… …

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  • 30offset — I. noun Date: circa 1555 1. a. archaic outset, start b. cessation 2. a. (1) a short prostrate lateral shoot arising from the base of a plant (2) a small bulb arising from the base of another bulb …

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