noun
blanket
BLANG-kiht
noun
1
A large piece of soft, thick fabric used for warmth, typically on a bed or wrapped around the body.
"She pulled the blanket up to her chin and fell asleep."
"They spread a picnic blanket out on the grass."
2
A covering layer of something, often used figuratively.
"A blanket of snow covered the fields overnight."
adj
1
Applying generally to every case, without exceptions.
"The company issued a blanket ban on personal phone use during shifts."
verb
1
To cover something completely, as if with a blanket.
"Thick fog blanketed the city by morning."
How to Use Blanket
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA warm covering for a bed, or figuratively any covering layer — and, as an adjective, something that applies to everything without exception.
Common pairings
blanket ban
security blanket
blanket of snow
wrap in a blanket
Word Forms
blanketed past tense, blanketted past tense, blankets plural, blankets singular
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Etymology
From Old French blanchet, a diminutive of blanc ("white"), originally naming a white woollen cloth.