| Sheet |
v. t. |
In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used as an article of bedding next to the body. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A single signature of a book or a pamphlet; |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
the book itself. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A broad expanse of water, or the like. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A sail. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind;
usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. |
| Sheet |
v. t. |
To expand, as a sheet. |
| Sheet anchor |
v. t. |
A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel;
called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor. |
| Sheet anchor |
v. t. |
Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge. |
| Sheet cable |
|
The cable belonging to the sheet anchor. |
| Sheet chain |
|
A chain sheet cable. |
| Sheeted |
imp. & p. p. |
of Sheet |
| Sheetful |
n. |
Enough to fill a sheet; as much as a sheet can hold. |
| Sheetfuls |
pl. |
of Sheetful |
| Sheeting |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Sheet |
| Sheeting |
n. |
Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is sometimes made of double width. |
| Sheeting |
n. |
A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment. |
| Sheeting |
n. |
The act or process of forming into sheets, or flat pieces; also, material made into sheets. |
