blanketing

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Synonyms: blanking, blackening, bracketing, blinkering, flankering

Antonyms: blanking, blackening, bracketing, blinkering, flankering

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|countable}} [[cloth|Cloth]] for making [[blanket]]s.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[layer]] of something that [[cover]]s like a blanket.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|countable}} The [[act]] or [[punishment]] of [[toss]]ing in a [[blanket]].
4. {{lb|en|nautical|slang}} A [[maneuver]] in which one [[vessel]] [[cover]]s or [[becalm]]s another with its [[sail]]s.<ref>Frances E. Slaughter, ''The Sportswoman’s Library'', Westminster: Archibald Constrable, 1898, Volume 2, Appendix A.^{[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47243/47243-h/47243-h.htm]}</ref>
5. {{lb|en|rail}} The [[provision]] of a layer under the [[trackbed]] to [[prevent]] [[clay]] [[subsoil]] and [[water]] being [[forced]] to the [[surface]] by the [[weight]] of [[train]]s.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|blanket||ing-form}}

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