Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BLANK'ET
BLANK'ET, v.t.
- To toss in a blanket by way of punishment; an ancient custom. The Emperor Otho used to sally forth in dark nights, and if he found a drunken man, he administered the discipline of the blanket. – Encyc.
- To cover with a blanket.
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