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sheet

1. sheet \'she-t\ \-.li-k\ n [ME shete, fr. OE scy-te; akin to OE sce-otan 
   to shoot]- more at SHOOT 1a: a broad piece of cloth; esp : an oblong of 
   usu. linen or cotton  cloth used as an article of bedding next to the 
   person 1b: SAIL  2a: a usu. rectangular piece of paper; specif : one of 
   full manufac tured size 2b: a printed signature for a book esp. before it 
   has been folded, cut, or  bound - usu. used in pl. 2c: a newspaper, 
   periodical, or occasional publication  2d: 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 {~ 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 bre adth 5b: a flat 
   baking utensil of tinned metal usu. with a lip on the front edge  for 
   handling - sheet.like aj
2. sheet vt 1: to cover with a sheet : SHROUD  2: to furnish with sheets  
   3: to form into sheets  : to fall, spread, or flow in a sheet 
3. sheet aj 1: rolled or spread out in a sheet  2: of, relating to, or 
   concerned with the making of sheet metal 
4. sheet n [ME shete, fr. OE sce-ata lower corner of a sail; akin to OE 
   ]scy-te sheet 1: a rope or chain that regulates the angle at which a sail 
   is set in relat ion to the wind pl  2: the spaces at either end of an open 
   boat not occupied by thwarts : for esheets and stern sheets together