[ˈblaŋkɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth
(e.g: I slept on the ground covered by my blanket)

- a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing


Phrases:
- born on the wrong side of the blanket

Origin:
Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin

[ˈblaŋkɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive
(e.g: a blanket ban on tobacco advertising)


Phrases:
- born on the wrong side of the blanket

Origin:
Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin

[ˈblaŋkɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover completely with a thick layer of something
(e.g: the countryside was blanketed in snow)

- take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward


Phrases:
- born on the wrong side of the blanket

Origin:
Middle English (denoting undyed woollen cloth): via Old Northern French from Old French blanc ‘white’, ultimately of Germanic origin