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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a well-known make of blanket produced for the Hudson's Bay Company and having marks, or points (def. 2), woven into the fabric.

See: point(def. 2),point blanket

Quotations

1779

. . . Read a letter from . . . dated 20th December accepting . . . p.pc. for the blankets and duffels ordered last week. Sends samples of five different sorts of Pointed blankets with their respective prices per pair. Ordered that Mr . . . be directed to make one hundred pairs of each sort of the said blankets.

1780

We now send . . . pointed Blankets of different sizes . . . to be delivered to him, as he may want this year.

1956

It can be no coincidence that while Maugenest was in London enquiries were put in hand for Pointed blankets.