blanket

blan·ket

 (blăng′kĭt)

n.

1. A large piece of woven material used as a covering for warmth, especially on a bed.

2. A layer that covers or encloses: a thick blanket of snow.

adj.

1. Applying to or covering all conditions or instances: a blanket insurance policy.

2. Applying to or covering all members of a class: blanket sanctions against human-rights violators.

tr.v. blan·ket·ed, blan·ket·ing, blan·kets

1. To cover with or as if with a blanket: leaves that blanket the ground.

2. To cover so as to inhibit, suppress, or extinguish: blanketed the grease fire with sand.

3. To apply to generally and uniformly without exception: high telephone service charges that blanketed our region.

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[Middle English, from Old French, an unbleached soft cloth, from blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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blanket

(ˈblæŋkɪt)

n

1. a large piece of thick cloth for use as a bed covering, animal covering, etc, enabling a person or animal to retain natural body heat

2. a concealing cover or layer, as of smoke, leaves, or snow

3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a rubber or plastic sheet wrapped round a cylinder, used in offset printing to transfer the image from the plate, stone, or forme to the paper

4. (General Physics) physics a layer of a fertile substance placed round the core of a nuclear reactor as a reflector or absorber and often to breed new fissionable fuel

5. (modifier) applying to or covering a wide group or variety of people, conditions, situations, etc: blanket insurance against loss, injury, and theft.

6. born on the wrong side of the blanket informal illegitimate

vb (tr)

7. to cover with or as if with a blanket; overlie

8. to cover a very wide area, as in a publicity campaign; give blanket coverage

9. (usually foll by out) to obscure or suppress: the storm blanketed out the TV picture.

10. (Nautical Terms) nautical to prevent wind from reaching the sails of (another sailing vessel) by passing to windward of it

[C13: from Old French blancquete, from blanc; see blank]

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blan•ket

(ˈblæŋ kɪt)
n.

1. a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering.

2. a similar piece of fabric used as a cover, garment, or the like.

3. any extended covering or layer; mantle: a blanket of snow.

v.t.

4. to cover with or as if with a blanket.

5. to interrupt; obstruct (usu. fol. by out): a storm that blanketed out TV reception.

adj.

6. covering or intended to cover a large group or class of conditions, situations, etc.: a blanket proposal.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]

blan′ket•like`, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blanket - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" cover afghan - a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bed electric blanket - a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat Mackinaw blanket, mackinaw - a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States manta - a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl security blanket - a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
	2.	blanket - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" mantle covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
	3.	blanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor breeder reactor - a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
Verb	1.	blanket - cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	blanket - form a blanket-like cover (over)   spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
Adj.	1.	blanket - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide, broad comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

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blanket

noun

1. cover, rug, coverlet, afghan There was an old blanket in the trunk of my car.

2. covering, cover, bed, sheet, coating, coat, layer, film, carpet, cloak, mantle, thickness The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow.

verb

1. coat, cover, hide, surround, cloud, mask, conceal, obscure, eclipse, cloak More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.

adjective

1. comprehensive, full, complete, wide, sweeping, broad, extensive, wide-ranging, thorough, inclusive, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing the blanket coverage of the Olympics

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blanket

verb

To extend over the surface of:

cap, cover, overlay, spread.

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Translations

بَطَّانِيَّةتَغْطِيَةٌ، غِطاءحْرامٌ، بَطّانِيَّهطَبَقَةٌ رَقيقَةٌ مِنيُغَطّي، يَكْسو

přikrývkavšestrannýzahalitzávojcelkový

tæppedækkegenerellagskjule

DeckeHülleumfassendbedecken

κουβέρτα

mantamantocobijacubrecamacubrir de

peitepeittoviltti

couverturecouverture fertilegénéralrecouvrir

שמיכה

deka

mindenre kiterjedő

selimut

allsherjarhula, laghyljateppi

copertacoltrecoperta di lanamantosventare

毛布

담요

lodix

antklodėapdengtiapklotasapklotibendras

apsegsapsegtbieza miglapārklājspārklāt

deken

teppeullteppealtomfattendedekkedyne

koc

cobertormanta

pătură

одеялошерстяное одеяло

odeja

filtlager

ผ้าห่ม

battaniyegenelkaplamakkapsayanörtmek

chăn

像毛毯的东西总括的毛毯毯子用毯子裹

blanket

[ˈblæŋkɪt]

A. N → manta f, frazada f (LAm), cobija f (LAm) (fig) [of snow] → manto m; [of smoke, fog] → capa f
see also security, wet D1

B. ADJ [statement, agreement] → general; [ban] → global; [coverage] → exhaustivo
this insurance policy gives blanket cover → esta póliza de seguro es a todo riesgo

C. VT (fig) → cubrir (in, with de, con) → envolver (by, in, with en)

D. CPD blanket bath N = bed bath blanket stitch N → punto m de festón

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blanket

[ˈblæŋkət]

n

(= bedcover) → couverture f

[snow] → épaisse couche f; [fog] → épais manteau m

modif [statement, agreement] → global(e), de portée générale; [coverage] → complet/ète
to give blanket cover [insurance policy] → couvrir tous les risques
blanket term (= general term) → terme m générique

vt → recouvrirblanket ban n (= complete ban) → interdiction f totale

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blanket

n (lit, fig) → Decke f; a blanket of snow/fog → eine Schnee-/Nebeldecke; born on the wrong side of the blanket (hum inf) → unehelich (geboren)

adj attr statement → pauschal; insurance, coverage → umfassend; ban → generell; bombing → flächendeckend

vt

(snow, smoke) → zudecken; fog blanketed the town → Nebel hüllte die Stadt ein

(Naut) ship → den Wind abhalten von

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blanket

:

blanket bath

n → Waschen nt → im Bett; to give somebody a blanket → jdn im Bett waschen

blanket insurance

n → Kollektivversicherung f

blanket mortgage

n → Gesamthypothek f

blanket stitch

n → Langettenstich m

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blanket

[ˈblæŋkɪt] n → coperta (fig) (of snow, fog) → coltre f; (of smoke) → cappa

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blanket

(ˈblӕŋkit) noun

1. a warm covering made of wool etc. a blanket on the bed. kombers حْرامٌ، بَطّانِيَّه одеяло cobertor přikrývka die Decke tæppe κουβέρταmanta tekk پتو pietto couvertureשמיכה कम्बल vuneni pokrivač takaró selimut teppi coperta 毛布 담요 antklodė sega selimut dekenteppe, pleddkoc پټو cobertor pătură шерстяное одеяло prikrývka odeja ćebe filt ผ้าห่ม battaniye 毛毯 ковдра کمبل cái chăn 毛毯

2. something which covers like a blanket. a blanket of mist. kombers طَبَقَةٌ رَقيقَةٌ مِن покривало lençol pokrývka, plášť, závoj die Hülle tæppe; dække; lag στρώμαmanto vaip پوشش vaippa manteauמעטה आवरण prekrivač takaró selubung hula, lag manto, coltre 一面におおうもの (모포처럼) 전면을 덮는 것 apklotas, skraistė bieza migla meliputi dikke laaglag, teppe, dekkeosłona پوښښ lençol strat покров pokrývka, závoj ogrinjalo prekrivač täcke สิ่งที่ปกคลุม örtü, tabaka 像毛毯的東西 завіса کمبل کی مانند ڈھانپنے والا lớp phủ 像毛毯的东西

adjective

covering all of a group of things. a blanket instruction. kombers تَغْطِيَةٌ، غِطاء всеобхващащ geral všestranný, celkový umfassend generel γενικός, ενιαίοςgeneral üldine همه جانبه؛ کلی kaiken kattava généralגורף तमाम चीजों पर लागू होने वाली generalne upute mindenre kiterjedő umum allsherjar generale 包括的な 포괄적인 bendras visaptverošs menyeluruh allesomvattendeallmenn, altomfattende całościowy له هراړخه geral general общий všestranný splošen sveobuhvatan fullständig, heltäckande ครอบคลุม genel, kapsayan 地毯式的 загальний; повний ہمہ گیر bao trùm 总括的

verb – past tense, past participle ˈblanketed –

to cover, as if with a blanket. The hills were blanketed in mist. bedek يُغَطّي، يَكْسو завивам/покривам с одеяо recobrir zahalit, pokrýt bedecken dække; skjule σκεπάζω, καλύπτωcubrir de, envolver en mähkima پوشاندن peittää recouvrir לְכַסוֹת आवृत्त करना pokrivati betakar menutupi hylja coprire おおう 전면을 덮다 apdengti, apkloti pārklāt; apsegt diliputi bedekken dekke, skjule; omfatteokryć پوښول recobrir a acoperi покрывать zahaliť odeti prekriven täcka ปกคลุม kaplamak, örtmek 如毛毯般覆蓋 вкривати ڈھانپ لینا che phủ 用毯子裹，覆盖

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blanket

→ بَطَّانِيَّة přikrývka tæppe Decke κουβέρτα cobija, manta peite couverture deka coperta 毛布 담요 deken teppe koc cobertor шерстяное одеяло filt ผ้าห่ม battaniye chăn 毯子

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blan·ket

n. manta, frazada, cobija.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Please bring me an extra blanket → مِنْ فَضْلِكَ أُريدُ بَطَّانيَّةً إِضافِيَّةً → Přineste mi, prosím, ještě jednu přikrývku → Bring venligst et ekstra tæppe → Bringen Sie mir bitte eine zusätzliche Decke → Μου φέρνετε μια κουβέρτα ακόμα, παρακαλώ; → Por favor, tráigame una manta más → Haluaisin ylimääräisen peitteen → Merci de m'apporter une couverture supplémentaire → Molim vas, donesite mi još jedan pokrivač → Mi può portare un'altra coperta? → 追加の毛布を持ってきてください → 담요를 하나 더 갖다 주세요 → Kunt u me een extra deken geven? → Kan jeg få et teppe til? → Proszę niech mi Panprzyniesie dodatkowy koc → Por favor, pode trazer mais um cobertor → Принесите мне, пожалуйста, еще одно одеяло → Kan ni komma med en extra filt? → ช่วยเอาผ้าห่มมาให้ฉันอีกผืน → Bana bir battaniye daha getirir misiniz lütfen? → Làm ơn mang cho tôi thêm một cái chăn → 请再给我一个毛毯好吗？

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blanket

n manta, frazada (Amer), cobija (esp. Mex), friza (PR, SD); electric — manta eléctrica

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