on the blanket

prepositional phrase

Wearing a blanket instead of prison clothes (as a protest by political prisoners who wanted to distinguish themselves from criminals).

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. IrelandUKhistoricalWearing a blanket instead of prison clothes (as a protest by political prisoners who wanted to distinguish themselves from criminals).
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APA

on the blanket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20blanket

MLA

“on the blanket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20blanket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the blanket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20blanket.

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