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BLANK'ET, n.
BLANK'ET, v.t. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment; an ancient custom. The Emperor Otho used to sally forth in dark nights, and if he found a drunken man, he administered the discipline of the blanket.
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.
A piece of rubber, felt, or
woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.
A streak or layer of blubber in
whales.
* The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters explains the following figure of Shakespeare. Nares. Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark Blanket sheet, a newspaper of folio size. -- A wet blanket, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or discour(?)ges. To cover with a
blanket.
I'll . . . blanket my loins. To toss in a blanket by way of
punishment.
We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. To take the wind out of the sails of (another
vessel) by sailing to windward of her.
Blanket cattle. See Belted cattle, under Belted. | ||||||||