Main Entry: ¹size

Pronunciation: \ˈsīz\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English sise assize, from Anglo-French, short for assise — more at assize

Date: 13th century

1 dialect British : assize 2a —usually used in plural
2 obsolete : a fixed portion of food or drink
3 a : physical magnitude, extent, or bulk : relative or proportionate dimensions b : relative aggregate amount or number c : considerable proportions : bigness
4 : one of a series of graduated measures especially of manufactured articles (as of clothing) conventionally identified by numbers or letters <a size seven hat>
5 : character, quality, or status of a person or thing especially with reference to importance, relative merit, or correspondence to needs <try this idea on for size>
6 : actual state of affairs <that's about the size of it>