"blanket sheet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blanket sheets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blanket sheet (plural blanket sheets)
  1. (historical) A newspaper of folio size. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-blanket_sheet-en-noun-vkC-UvT~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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