point blanket

noun

A kind of wool blanket with colored stripes, traditionally traded by the Hudson's Bay Company to First Nations people in exchange for beaver pelts.

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Hudson's Bay blanket
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Meanings

nounpoint blanket (plural point blankets)

plural point blankets

  1. A kind of wool blanket with colored stripes, traditionally traded by the Hudson's Bay Company to First Nations people in exchange for beaver pelts.

    Synonyms: Hudson's Bay blanket

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of wool blanket with colored stripes, traditionally traded by the Hudson's Bay Company to First Nations people in exchange for beaver pelts.

Similar
Hudson's Bay blanket
Also see
hudson's bay blanket
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APA

point blanket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20blanket

MLA

“point blanket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20blanket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “point blanket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20blanket.

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