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Blanket

/ˈblæŋkɪt/
A large piece of soft material used to cover and keep warm, typically on a bed

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Examples:

There were some blankets, cloths and animals' skins in the room.

She pushed off the pillows, and opened the sheet and blanket.

Anonymity is our shield and our safety blanket.

Etymology:

etymology
The word blanket originates from the 14th-century Middle English, derived from the Anglo-French blanco, meaning white, which is rooted in the Latin blancus. The term evolved to represent the bed cover usually woven from wool as they commonly retained a natural, undyed color.

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