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Typically, but not always, the blanket sleeper consists of a loose-fitting, one-piece garment of blanket-like material, usually fleece, enclosing the entire body except for the head and hands. It represents an intermediate step between regular pajamas or babygrow , and bag-like coverings for infants such as buntings or infant sleeping bags ...
In the Civil War, the usual practice was to spread one rubber blanket on the ground, arrange the wool blanket on the rubber blanket, and, if available, spread a second rubber blanket on top of the wool blanket. The soldier slept directly on the rubber blanket, uncoated side up, and the wool blanket over the recumbent soldier.
The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger", "cot" or "crib"), M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. One of the nearest open clusters to Earth , it contains a larger population of stars than other nearby bright open clusters holding around 1,000 stars .
Bedding, also called bedclothes [1] or bed linen, is the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, protection of the mattress, and decorative effect. Bedding is the removable and washable portion of a human sleeping environment.
All fabrics pill to some extent, although fibers such as linen and silk pill less than most. [6] The primary drivers of pilling are the physical characteristics of the textile (including both the initial fiber, and the way in which it is processed during manufacturing), the personal habits of the textile's wearer, and the environment in which the textile is used.
A large blanket fort A blanket fort suspended on strings. A blanket fort is a construction commonly made using blankets, bed sheets, pillows, and sofa cushions. [1] It is also known as a couch fort, pillow fort, sheet fort or den. Parenting books frequently suggest building blanket forts as an activity for parents to participate in play with ...
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 ...
The bindle is colloquially known as the blanket stick, particularly within the Northeastern hobo community. A hobo who carried a bindle was known as a bindlestiff . According to James Blish in his novel A Life for the Stars , a bindlestiff was specifically a hobo who had stolen another hobo's bindle, from the colloquium stiff , as in steal.