Sizing

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Size \Size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sized}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sizing}.]
     To cover with size; to prepare with size.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Sizing \Siz"ing\, n.
     1. Act of covering or treating with size.
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     2. A weak glue used in various trades; size.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sizing \Siz"ing\, n.
     1. The act of sorting with respect to size.
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     2. The act of bringing anything to a certain size.
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     3. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) Food and drink ordered from the
        buttery by a student.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sizing
       n : any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to
           stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn: {size}]