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名詞

blanket sheet (複数形 blanket sheets)

1. (historical) A newspaper of folio size.
   • 1882, Brown & Holland Shorthand News (volume 1, page 116)

     A word as to the Missouri Republican itself. It was then a blanket sheet, just about large enough, in folio form, to cover a Christian family's bed.

   • 2002, W. David Sloan, ‎Lisa Mullikin Parcell, American Journalism: History, Principles, Practices (page 318)

     The introduction led to the development of even larger newspaper formats, up to “blanket sheets” of 30 inches or more in length and 24 inches in width. For a period of time, these blanket sheets were highly in vogue for newspaper printers who wished to boast of their success and technological superiority.

   • 2011, Juan Gonzalez, ‎Joseph Torres, News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media

     Articles in the blanket sheets were written by the editor himself or by his acquaintances, and the content was then supplemented with countless reprints from other newspapers.