blanket

Japanese: blanket
blanket

…In some regions, it is folded into a triangle. In some regions, the kakumaki is called "ket" or "franke," which is derived from the English word for blanket. [Hiasa Harueko]. …

From [Blanket]

…Originally made of thick woolen yarn, it is now also made of cotton yarn, synthetic fibers, and blended yarns. It is called blanket in English, and is said to have originated from the fact that it was first woven by the Englishman Thomas Blanket in the 14th century, but this is not certain. There is also a theory that the French word blanchet (white woolen fabric) became blanket in England, and came to mean a fabric with long nap that has been felted and brushed. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "blanket" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地域によっては三角形に折ることもある。角巻を〈ケット〉とか〈フランケ〉とよぶ地域があるが,この名は毛布の英語ブランケットblanketにちなむ。【日浅 治枝子】。…

【毛布】より

…本来太い紡毛糸を用いるが,現在では綿糸や化繊,混紡糸も使われる。英語ではブランケットblanketといい,14世紀にイギリス人トマス・ブランケットが初めて織り出したことに由来する,といわれるが確かではない。またフランス語のブランシェblanchet(白い毛織物)がイギリスでブランケットとなり,縮絨(しゆくじゆう),起毛を施した長い毛羽(けば)のある織物をいうようになった,との説もある。…

※「blanket」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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