afghan
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈæfɡən/
:
manta
- Fetching a pillow and afghan from the parlor, she made the sleeper as comfortable as possible.
- crocheted afghan
- knitted afghans
- wrapped in an afghan
Examples
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Instead, I lay down on the sofa and covered myself with the afghan I knitted last year.
Fiction book (2000) -
I pulled the afghan up and tucked it in around her arms and sides.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'd started an afghan on the plane coming home from my sister's.
Fiction book (2000) -
We wrapped her in her afghan and then I I got the fire going while Papa just sat.
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There's an afghan on the chair.
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Well, in just a week, she made an entire afghan, just one big granny square.
Blog text (15) -
An afghan is tucked around her legs.
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"Poor darling," she said, pulling the green and gold afghan up to my chin and tucking me in.
Fiction book (1997) -
A bright granny-square afghan was folded neatly on the end of the bed.
Fiction book (2000) -
At night, I like to curl up on the couch with a soft afghan to keep warm.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large soft cloth you use on a bed to keep warm
39
1.0
A large cloth worn over the shoulders sometimes over the head to keep warm or for decoration
4
6.3
A soft, light cloth worn over the shoulders or around the neck
Compounds
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Afghan for a knitted or crocheted blanket also takes its name from Afghanistan, where colorful handmade throws were sold in markets. So when we call a cozy blanket an afghan, we remember the warm, patterned coverings from that country.