- blanket(t)y blank
- Polite evasion of stronger words, esp. bloody hell
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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Blank-Fest — is an annual benefit concert, usually held one to two weeks before Christmas, which raises blankets for the homeless. It was founded in 1997 in Nyack, NY (a suburb approximately 20 miles outside of New York City) by Kenn Rowell who is the… … Wikipedia
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
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 — [blaŋk′it] n. [ME < OFr blanchet, dim. of blanc, white: see BLANK] 1. a large piece of cloth, often of soft wool, used for warmth as a bed cover or a covering for animals 2. anything used as or resembling a blanket; covering [a blanket of… … English World dictionary
blanket — {{11}}blanket (n.) c.1300, bed clothing; white woolen stuff, from O.Fr. blanchet light wool or flannel cloth; an article made of this material, dim. of blanc white (see BLANK (Cf. blank) (adj.), which had a secondary sense of a white cloth. Wet… … Etymology dictionary
blanket — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a large piece of woollen or other material used esp. as a bed covering or to wrap up a person or an animal for warmth. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a thick mass or layer that covers something (blanket of fog; blanket of silence). 3… … Useful english dictionary
blanket — I. noun Etymology: Middle English white woolen cloth, bed covering, from Anglo French blankete, from blanc white more at blank Date: 14th century 1. a. a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering b. a similar piece of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
blanket — blanketless, adj. blanketlike, adj. /blang kit/, n. 1. a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used esp. for warmth as a bed covering. 2. a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc. 3. the chief… … Universalium
blank — [15] Although English got blank from French blanc ‘white’, its ultimate source is Germanic. Forms such as Old High German blanc ‘white’ suggest a prehistoric Germanic *blangkaz, which could have been borrowed into Romanic, the undifferentiated… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
blank — [15] Although English got blank from French blanc ‘white’, its ultimate source is Germanic. Forms such as Old High German blanc ‘white’ suggest a prehistoric Germanic *blangkaz, which could have been borrowed into Romanic, the undifferentiated… … Word origins
