OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3600

blanket

/ˈblæŋkɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cobija • colcha • frazada • frisa • manta
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.
The little boys in the front bedroom had thrown off their blankets and lay under the sheets.
capa
A covering layer of anything.
In this case, the excavations were carried down to a depth of 3 ft. 9 in. below rail level, and pre-cast concrete slabs were laid between a 12 in. blanket of quarry waste and the b…
The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.
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