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a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.[1830-40, Amer.]
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Blanket sheet — Blanket Blan ket, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] 1. A heavy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blanket sheet — noun 1. : a newspaper of blanket size 2. : a bed sheet or thin blanket of cotton having a nap on both sides * * * a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century. [1830 40, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Blanket sheet — Газета большого (нетаблоидного) формата; Резинотканевая пластина … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Blanket — Blan ket, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] 1. A heavy, loosely woven … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet — W2S2 [ʃi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a bed)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(thin flat piece)¦ 4¦(large flat area)¦ 5¦(of rain/fire)¦ 6¦(on a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scyte] 1.) ¦(FO … Dictionary of contemporary English
blanket — [adj] comprehensive absolute, acrossthe board, all inclusive, overall, powerful, sweeping, unconditional, wide ranging; concept 772 Ant. incomplete, uncomprehensive blanket [n] cover, covering afghan, carpet, cloak, coat, coating, comforter,… … New thesaurus
sheet — [n] coating, covering; page area, blanket, coat, expanse, film, foil, folio, lamina, layer, leaf, membrane, overlay, pane, panel, piece, plate, ply, slab, stratum, stretch, surface, sweep, veneer; concepts 172,270,475,484 … New thesaurus
Blanket — For other uses, see Blanket (disambiguation). The Bed by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec depicts two people under a blanket A blanket is a type of bedding, generally speaking, a large piece of cloth, intended to keep the user warm, especially while… … Wikipedia
Blanket fort — For the record label, see Couch Fort Records. For the Civil War base, see Fort Pillow. A blanket fort suspended on strings A blanket fort is a construction commonly made using blankets, bed sheets, pillows, and sofa cushions.[ … Wikipedia
blanket — n. 1) a bath; receiving; saddle; sheet blanket 2) a security blanket * * * [ blæŋkɪt] receiving saddle sheet blanket a bath a security blanket … Combinatory dictionary
