wet+blanket
41Wet — (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other… …
42Wet dock — Wet Wet (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or …
43Wet goods — Wet Wet (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or …
44wet-blan|ket — wet blanket, a person or thing that has a discouraging or depressing effect. SYNONYM(S): killjoy. »With his gloomy personality, he was a wet blanket at any party or gathering he attended. wet blan|ket «WEHT BLANG kiht», transitive verb. to throw… …
45Blanket — 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 …
46Blanket 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,… …
47blanket — {{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… …
48wet — adj., v., & n. adj. (wetter, wettest) 1 soaked, covered, or dampened with water or other liquid (a wet sponge; a wet surface; got my feet wet). 2 (of the weather etc.) rainy (a wet day). 3 (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet dried. 4 used with water… …
49blanket — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ thin ▪ warm ▪ soft ▪ wool …
50blanket — blan|ket1 [ˈblæŋkıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: blanket white cloth (13 15 centuries), from Old French blankete, from blanc; BLANCH] 1.) a cover for a bed, usually made of wool 2.) [singular] a thick covering or area of something blanket of ▪… …
