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

Word History and Origins

Origin of electric blanket¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Ironically enough, the box in which they rest is from a 1960s GE electric blanket that stopped working only in 2008.

From The Daily Beast

As the antecedent of the modern American electric blanket, they enticed the drowsy to bed.

From Project Gutenberg

In a few months, good liquor will be scarcer than an electric blanket in hell.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bed linen
• bedspread
• blanket
• comforter
• linen
• pillow
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• sheet