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electric blanket

[ ih-lek-trik blang-kit ]

noun

  1. a blanket that encloses a heating element in the form of insulated wire.


electric blanket

noun

  1. a blanket that contains an electric heating element, used to warm a bed
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Origin of electric blanket1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Using hot water bottles and electric blankets should work out cheaper than turning up the radiators.

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Leaving electric blankets or heated throws on for too long can also be dangerous, external, so use the timer function.

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Her skin was ice cold, Roberts said, and everyone went to work trying to warm her up, drenching her in warm water, plying her with hot tea, and eventually wrapping her in an electric blanket.

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It is also a fire hazard to leave electric blankets on for too long.

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Our bed of gravelly black lapilli was warm, as if heated by an electric blanket.

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