Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blanketing.]

1. To cover with a blanket.

I'll . . . blanket my loins. --Shak.

2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.

We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B. Jonson.

3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.

Blanket cattle. See Belted cattle, under Belted.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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 fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.

2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in the tympan to make it soft and elastic.

3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.

Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.

Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark To cry, ``Hold, hold!'' --Shak.

Blanket sheet, a newspaper of folio size.

A wet blanket, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or discour?ges.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)