Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a blanket or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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blanket +‎ -like

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Examples

  • So we have to take account of that by making sure they have some kind of blanketlike coat or contraption on to keep them warm and not keep them out so long in cold weather.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • On the racks were items for fall, half-practical, half-fantastical: silk-lined camouflage corduroy pants for $298; one of those big blanketlike belted cardigans (part acrylic) that everyone wears now instead of jackets, for $365; and a “pom-pom” bag, resembling an oversize Tribble, for $950.

    She's Mayoress of Tent City! 2009

  • “If you ask people, many will just tell you ‘go ask that guy — I think he was born when I was’,” explains Sami, who sits on the TV couch huddled against the cold in his patu -- a thick blanketlike shawl that men wrap over their heads and shoulders.

    Why Afghans Don't Know Their Ages 2007

  • Hundreds of years ago, they were truly blanketlike—in the eighteenth century, perhaps a square yard or even larger—but more petite napkins are now the rule, as the expectation is that you will not soil your hands, face, or clothes while eating, or at least not much.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Hundreds of years ago, they were truly blanketlike—in the eighteenth century, perhaps a square yard or even larger—but more petite napkins are now the rule, as the expectation is that you will not soil your hands, face, or clothes while eating, or at least not much.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Hundreds of years ago, they were truly blanketlike—in the eighteenth century, perhaps a square yard or even larger—but more petite napkins are now the rule, as the expectation is that you will not soil your hands, face, or clothes while eating, or at least not much.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Hundreds of years ago, they were truly blanketlike—in the eighteenth century, perhaps a square yard or even larger—but more petite napkins are now the rule, as the expectation is that you will not soil your hands, face, or clothes while eating, or at least not much.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • He recognized Lilli despite the heavy blanketlike shawl wrapped around her.

    Stands a Calder Man Janet Dailey 1983

  • He recognized Lilli despite the heavy blanketlike shawl wrapped around her.

    Stands a Calder Man Janet Dailey 1983

  • A flash-frozen flag of Iberico ham was allowed to thaw at the table and then unfurled and draped blanketlike over a teepee of roasted salsify and a puddle of hazelnut cream, the ham melting into the hot fluted bowl just slightly before the head waiter drizzled it with smoked paprika oil.

    Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage 2009

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