peite — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blanket noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
- comforter noun Someone who offers comfort or consolation to a person who is suffering.
- cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
- covering noun Something that is spread, laid, or wrapped over something else to protect or conceal it.
- mantle verb To cover, cloak, or conceal something.
- spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
Senses
peite is used for these senses in English:
- blanket A covering layer of anything.
- cover The top sheet of a bed.
- cover (combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- covering (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- mantle (figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak. [from 9th c.]
- spread A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).
- throw A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
blanket — full definition
- noun A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
- noun A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
- adj Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
- verb To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.
comforter — full definition
- noun Someone who offers comfort or consolation to a person who is suffering.
- noun A thick, padded bed cover; a duvet.
- noun A thick woollen scarf worn for warmth in winter (chiefly British).