(historical, UK, Ireland) Wearing a blanket instead of prison clothes (as a protest by political prisoners who wanted to distinguish themselves from criminals).

plural of blanketing

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. / A layer of anything.

General; covering or encompassing everything.

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket. / (transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly. / (transitive) To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.

simple past tense and past participle of blanket

plural of blanket

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanket

present participle of blanket

(uncountable, countable) Cloth for making blankets. / (countable) A layer of something that covers like a blanket. / (uncountable, countable) The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.