Linus blanketn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪnəs blaŋkᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪnəs ˌblæŋkət/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Linus , blanket n.

Etymology: < Linus, the name of a small boy who carries a cot blanket for comfort in Peanuts by American cartoonist Charles M. Schultz (1922–2000) + blanket n. Compare slightly earlier security blanket n. 2.

figurative (originally and chiefly U.S.)

An object (or occasionally a person) depended upon for reassurance and comfort; a habitual source of pleasure or consolation. Cf. security blanket n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [noun] > something which reassures

comfort blanket1908

blankie1921

transitional object1951

security blanket1954

Linus blanket1958

lovey1969

1958 Daily Independent Jrnl. (San Rafael, Calif.) 14 Nov. 15/2 I pray that the American sports fan never gets so lazy or complacent that TV becomes his ‘linus blanket’ and sports events are acted out to empty stands.

1965 Holland City (Mich.) News 30 Sept. 2/1 The college-age young man or woman has been saturated for a lifetime with the word [‘Security’]... Is it a Linus blanket to be hung onto?

1985 D. P. Cushman & D. D. Cahn Communication in Interpersonal Relationships v. 74 Formation of a Linus blanket type of relationship occurs when an insecure individual seeks a relationship with just about anyone who offers emotional security.

1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes xvii. 522 That was the last Whitman ever saw of the vest that had been his Linus blanket on many a northern expedition.

2013 Jrnl. Tribune (Biddeford, Maine) 29 Mar. a6/4 I like mints. Somehow, over the past year, they became..my Linus blanket.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	linus blanket
释义	Linus blanketn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪnəs blaŋkᵻt/, U.S. /ˈlaɪnəs ˌblæŋkət/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Linus , blanket n. Etymology: < Linus, the name of a small boy who carries a cot blanket for comfort in Peanuts by American cartoonist Charles M. Schultz (1922–2000) + blanket n. Compare slightly earlier security blanket n. 2. figurative (originally and chiefly U.S.) An object (or occasionally a person) depended upon for reassurance and comfort; a habitual source of pleasure or consolation. Cf. security blanket n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > freedom from trouble, care, or sorrow > [noun] > something which reassures comfort blanket1908 blankie1921 transitional object1951 security blanket1954 Linus blanket1958 lovey1969 1958 Daily Independent Jrnl. (San Rafael, Calif.) 14 Nov. 15/2 I pray that the American sports fan never gets so lazy or complacent that TV becomes his ‘linus blanket’ and sports events are acted out to empty stands. 1965 Holland City (Mich.) News 30 Sept. 2/1 The college-age young man or woman has been saturated for a lifetime with the word [‘Security’]... Is it a Linus blanket to be hung onto? 1985 D. P. Cushman & D. D. Cahn Communication in Interpersonal Relationships v. 74 Formation of a Linus blanket type of relationship occurs when an insecure individual seeks a relationship with just about anyone who offers emotional security. 1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes xvii. 522 That was the last Whitman ever saw of the vest that had been his Linus blanket on many a northern expedition. 2013 Jrnl. Tribune (Biddeford, Maine) 29 Mar. a6/4 I like mints. Somehow, over the past year, they became..my Linus blanket. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958
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