unsized
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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Many of her pieces are unsized; she experimented, for a while, with not having mirrors in dressing rooms, so that clients could focus on how they felt.
From The Guardian
Many note-papers, especially unsized and copperplate papers, must first be sized, which prevents the resinous parts from penetrating and thus avoids grease spots.
From Project Gutenberg
A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.
From Project Gutenberg
Much of Mary Hornby's whitewash, which chanced to be unsized, was afterward removed, so that her work of obliteration proved only in part successful.
From Project Gutenberg
If filter-paper is not at hand, soak unsized paper to a pulp.
From Project Gutenberg
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