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/ ʃit /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of sheet
1First recorded before 900; Middle English shete, shet(te) “length of cloth, piece of linen,” Old English scīte, scēte, scȳte, scīete “garment, cloth, napkin”
OTHER WORDS FROM sheet
sheetless, adjectivesheetlike, adjectiveWords nearby sheet
sheer, sheerlegs, Sheerness, sheer plan, sheesh, sheet, sheet anchor, sheet bend, sheetcase, sheet down, sheet erosion
Other definitions for sheet (2 of 2)
sheet2
[ sheet ]
/ ʃit /
noun
Nautical.
- a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard.
- a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail.
- a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
verb (used with object)
Nautical. to trim, extend, or secure by means of a sheet or sheets.
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British Dictionary definitions for sheet (1 of 2)
sheet1
/ (ʃiːt) /
noun
verb
(tr) to provide with, cover, or wrap in a sheet
(intr) (of rain, snow, etc) to fall heavily
Word Origin for sheet
Old English sciete; related to sceat corner, lap, Old Norse skaut, Old High German scōz lap
British Dictionary definitions for sheet (2 of 2)
sheet2
/ (ʃiːt) /
noun
nautical a line or rope for controlling the position of a sail relative to the wind
Word Origin for sheet
Old English scēata corner of a sail; related to Middle Low German schōte rope attached to a sail; see sheet 1
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sheet
sheet
see three sheets to the wind; white as a sheet.
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