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  2. Comfort object - Wikipedia

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    Among toddlers, a comfort object often takes the form of a blanket (called a security blanket) or a stuffed animal, doll or other toy, and may be referred to by a nickname such as blankie. Comfort objects are said to enable children to gain independence and research indicates that these objects have positive effects on children by reducing ...

  3. Razai - Wikipedia

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    The cotton wool in a razai clumps over time, thinning the razai and driving the air out, which causes the razai to become less effective as a protection against the cold. For this reason, prior to the onset of winter weather, it is common for families to get their razais carded: the cotton wool in the razai is removed, carded to eliminate the clumping, and reinserted into the razai-cover. [3]

  4. Despite the understandable safety concerns, electric blankets can, in fact, be used safely. “Overall, modern heated blankets can be quite safe, thanks to features such as automatic shut-off and ...

  5. Space blanket - Wikipedia

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    A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, emergency blanket, first aid blanket, safety blanket, thermal blanket, weather blanket, heat sheet, foil blanket, or shock blanket) is an especially low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin plastic sheeting. They are used on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft for thermal control ...

  6. Godadi - Wikipedia

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    Embroidered Godadi(Blanket) Godadi or "Gudri" is used to refer to a quilt with a variant of the word found in several Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, Konkani, Kannada and Punjabi, and other north Indian and southern languages and dialects.

  7. Fire blanket - Wikipedia

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    A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish incipient (starting) fires. It consists of a sheet of a fire retardant material that is placed over a fire in order to smother it. Small fire blankets, such as for use in kitchens and around the home are usually made of glass fiber and sometimes kevlar , and are folded into a quick ...

  8. Inhalant - Wikipedia

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    After litigation by sex shop owners, this extension was quashed by the Council of State on the grounds that the government had failed to justify such a blanket prohibition: according to the court, the risks cited, concerning rare accidents often following abnormal usage, rather justified compulsory warnings on the packaging.

  9. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [ 2 ]