ETYM Origin uncertain: cf. French auvent awing, or Pers. âwan, âwang, anything suspended, or LG. havening a place sheltered from wind and weather, Eng. haven.
A canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun; SYN. sunshade, sunblind.
ETYM French blanchet, Old Fren. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, from blanc white. Related to Blank.
1. A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor.
2. Anything that covers; SYN. mantle.
3. Bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; SYN. cover.
Waterproofed canvas, a piece of material (as durable plastic) used for protecting exposed objects or areas; SYN. tarp.