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the original off switch for a brain that won't stop.
means A large piece of soft fabric used to keep warm, especially in bed — and, by extension, anything that covers broadly and evenly (a blanket of snow, a blanket ban).
from From Old French 'blanchet,' a diminutive of 'blanc' meaning white — the cloth was named for its undyed, whitish wool rather than its job of keeping you warm. So a blanket is, at root, simply 'the white little thing,' a cousin of words like 'blank' and 'bleach' that all trace back to that same pale Germanic root for 'white' or 'shining.'
- weighted ones
- Pressure mimics a hug, calming the nervous system
- survival kit
- Mylar space blankets reflect 90 percent of body heat
- linus effect
- Security blankets genuinely reduce stress in anxious kids
- old slang
- Wet blanket meant a buzzkill since the 1800s
navajo blanket — woven textile from navajo people of southwestern united states, produced since 1600s
pendleton blanket — wool blanket brand founded 1863 in oregon, famous for geometric native american patterns
hudson's bay point blanket — iconic striped wool blanket produced by hudson's bay company since 1779