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blanket n.c. 1300, "coarse white woolen stuff," also "a large oblong piece of woolen cloth used for warmth as a bed-covering" (also as a cover for horses), from Old French blanchet "light wool or flannel cloth; an article made of this material," diminutive of blanc "white" (see blank (adj.)), which had a secondary sense of "a white cloth." As an adjective, "providing for a number of contingencies," 1886 (blanket-clause in a contract). In U.S. history, a blanket Indian (1859) was one using the traditional garment instead of wearing Western dress. Only 26,000 blanket Indians are left in the United States. [Atlantic Monthly, March 1906] blanket v. c. 1600, "to cover with or as with a blanket;" also "to toss in a blanket" (as punishment), from blanket (n.). Related: Blanketed; blanketing. updated on October 14, 2022 |