blanket vs facing

blanket

noun
  • A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. 

  • A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed. 

  • A layer of anything. 

  • A streak or layer of blubber in whales. 

adj
  • General; covering or encompassing everything. 

verb
  • To traverse or complete thoroughly. 

  • To nullify the impact of (someone or something). 

  • To cover with, or as if with, a blanket. 

  • To toss in a blanket by way of punishment. 

  • To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it. 

  • Of a radio signal: to override or block out another radio signal. 

facing

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

How often have the words blanket and facing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )