sheet

English

/ʃiːt/, /ʃit/

noun
Definitions
  • A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  • 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.
  • A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
  • A thin, flat layer of solid material.
  • A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
  • (nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
  • (nautical) A sail.
  • (curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
  • (nonstandard) A layer of veneer.
  • (figuratively) Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
  • (geology) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
  • (nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
  • (video games) A distinct level or stage within a game.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English schete derived from Old English sċīete (a sheet, a piece of linen cloth), sċēata (angle, sheet, the lower corner of a sail, a corner), sċēat (a corner, angle) derived from Proto-Germanic *skautijǭ derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (rush, shoot, drive, fall upon, throw, propel, pursue, drive forth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewd-

Gloss

rush, shoot, drive, fall upon, throw, propel, pursue, drive forth

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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