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1 sheet
[ʃi:t]1) (a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed: She put clean sheets on all the beds.) aşternut2) (a large, thin, usually flat, piece: a sheet of paper/glass.) foaie• -
2 sheet-lightning
noun (the kind of lightning which appears in broad flashes.)
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Broad sheet — is a type of hand blown glass. It is made by blowing molten glass into an elongated balloon shape with a blowpipe. Then, while the glass is still hot, the ends are cut off and the resulting cylinder is split with shears and flattened on an iron… … Wikipedia
broad|sheet — «BRD SHEET», noun. = broadside (def. 5). (Cf. ↑broadside) … Useful english dictionary
broad·sheet — /ˈbrɑːdˌʃiːt/ noun, pl sheets [count] chiefly Brit : a newspaper that has large pages and that usually deals with serious subjects compare ↑tabloid … Useful english dictionary
sheet lighting — noun lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds • Hypernyms: ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary
Sheet — Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment); originally,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sheet bend — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sheet lightning — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sheet piling — Sheet Sheet, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te, fr. sce[ a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheet — sheet1 [shēt] n. [ME schete < OE sceat, piece of cloth, lappet, region, akin to Ger schoss, lap, ON skaut, lappet: for prob. IE base see SHOOT] 1. a large, rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc., used on a bed, usually in pairs, one under… … English World dictionary
sheet — Ⅰ. sheet [1] ► NOUN 1) a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress or as a layer beneath blankets. 2) a broad flat piece of metal or glass. 3) a rectangular piece of paper. 4) an extensive layer or… … English terms dictionary
Broad — Broad, n. 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar. [1913 Webster] 2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.] Southey. [1913 Webster] 3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English