sheet

sheet
1. noun /ʃiːt/
a) A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
b) A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
See Also: fitted sheet, contour sheet, top sheet, foolscap, rope, line
2. verb /ʃiːt/
a) To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material

Remember to sheet the floor before you start painting.

b) Of rain, or other precipitation. To pour heavily.

We couldnt go out because the rain was sheeting down all day long.


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  • Sheet — Sheet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sheeting}.] 1. To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. The sheeted dead. When snow the pasture sheets. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To expand, as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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