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• Sheaf (rivière) — Sheaf Cet article a pour sujet la rivière Sheaf. Pour une définition du mot « sheaf », voir l’article sheaf du Wiktionnaire …   Wikipédia en Français

• Sheaf House — was a nine storey tower building by Sheaf Square, next to Sheffield Midland station, in the centre of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. The building was formerly the Sheffield area headquarters of British Rail.HistoryThe building was… …   Wikipedia

• Sheaf — Sheaf, v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sheaf Valley Quarter — is one of Sheffield s 11 designated City Centre Quarters, situated around the station and River Sheaf. Its borders are Commercial Street and a bowstring bridge to the north, the railway line to the east, Granville Road to the south (excluding… …   Wikipedia

• Sheaf House (stadium) — Sheaf House is a former home ground of The Wednesday Football Club and was located near to the centre of Sheffield. The club started to use the ground after leaving Myrtle Road in 1877 and it remained their main home ground until 1880. At that… …   Wikipedia

• Sheaf — Sheaf, n.; pl. {Sheaves}. [OE. sheef, shef, schef, AS. sce[ a]f; akin to D. schoof, OHG. scoub, G. schaub, Icel. skauf a fox s brush, and E. shove. See {Shove}.] 1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sheaf — Sheaf, v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. [1913 Webster] They that reap must sheaf and bind. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sheaf — [ʃi:f] n plural sheaves [ʃi:vz] [: Old English; Origin: sceaf] 1.) several pieces of paper held or tied together sheaf of ▪ He laid a sheaf of documents on the desk. 2.) a bunch of wheat, corn etc tied together after it has been cut …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sheaf — O.E. sceaf sheaf of corn, from P.Gmc. *skaubaz (Cf. M.Du. scoof, O.H.G. scoub, Ger. Schaub sheaf; O.N. skauf fox s tail; Goth. skuft hair on the head, Ger. Schopf tuft ). Also used in Middle English for two dozen arrows …   Etymology dictionary

• Sheaf — Sheaf, n. (Mech.) A sheave. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sheaf — [ ʃif ] (plural sheaves [ ʃivz ] ) noun count 1. ) stems of grain that have been cut and tied together: a sheaf of wheat 2. ) a large number of pieces of paper that are kept together …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English