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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. 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 ...

  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. 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 ...

  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. 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 ]

  8. Welding blanket - Wikipedia

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    A welding blanket is a piece of safety equipment designed to protect equipment and the welder while welding. [1] A welding blanket typically consists of a layer of flexible protective material containing unexpanded vermiculite and inorganic heat resistant fibrous material.

  9. Anti-suicide blanket - Wikipedia

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    The blanket is said to weigh four and a half pounds and it is often worn without any other articles of clothing to further eliminate any other risks. While death by hanging is very common, it is known that some inmates will set articles of clothing on fire, with the anti-suicide blanket, the material is so thick often times flames wither quickly.