Definition of sheet
1a : a broad piece of cloth; especially : bedsheetb : sail 1a(1)
2a (1) : a usually rectangular piece of paper; especially : one manufactured for printing (2) : a rectangular piece of heavy paper with a plant specimen mounted on it an herbarium of 100,000 sheetsb : a printed signature for a book especially before it has been folded, cut, or bound —usually used in pluralc : a newspaper, periodical, or occasional publication a gossip sheetd : the unseparated postage stamps printed by one impression of a plate on a single piece of paper; also : a pane of stamps
3 : a broad stretch or surface of something a sheet of ice
4 : a suspended or moving expanse (as of fire or rain)
5a : a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadthb : a flat baking pan of tinned metal a cookie sheet
6 : a surface or part of a surface in which it is possible to pass from any one point of it to any other without leaving the surface a hyperboloid of two sheets
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Origin and Etymology of sheet
Middle English shete, from Old English scēte, scīete; akin to Old English scēat edge, Old High German scōz flap, skirt
First Known Use: before 12th century
sheet
Definition of sheet
1 : rolled or spread out in a sheet
2 : of, relating to, or concerned with the making of sheet metal
1582
First Known Use of sheet
1582
sheet
Definition of sheet
transitive verb
1 : to cover with a sheet floors sheeted with dust
2 : to furnish with sheets
3 : to form into sheets
intransitive verb
: to fall, spread, or flow in a sheet the rain sheeted against the windows
sheeter
noun1606
First Known Use of sheet
1606
sheet
Definition of sheet
1 : a rope or chain that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
2 sheets plural : the spaces at either end of an open boat not occupied by thwarts : foresheets and stern sheets together
three sheets in the wind
orthree sheets to the wind
: drunk 1a
Origin and Etymology of sheet
Middle English shete, from Old English scēata lower corner of a sail; akin to Old English scȳte sheet
First Known Use: 13th century
sheet
Definition of sheet
transitive verb
: to move or set (a sail) by manipulation of a sheet
sheet home
1 : to extend (a sail) and set as flat as possible by hauling upon the sheets
2 : to fix the responsibility for : bring home to one
1925
First Known Use of sheet
1925
SHEET Defined for Kids
Definition of sheet for Students
1 : a large piece of cloth used to cover something and especially to cover a bed
2 : a usually rectangular piece of paper
3 : a broad continuous surface a sheet of ice
4 : something that is very thin as compared with its length and width a sheet of iron
Definition of sheet for Students
: a rope or chain used to adjust the angle at which the sail of a boat is set to catch the wind
Medical Dictionary
sheet
playMedical Definition of sheet
1: a broad piece of cloth; especially : an oblong of usually cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding
2: a portion of something that is thin in comparison to its length and breadth a sheet of connective tissue
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