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sheet
noun
a
large
rectangular
piece
of
cloth
that
covers
a
mattress
or
that
you
lie
under
in
bed
•
Maria
tucked
the
clean
sheet
tightly
under
the
mattress
.
Maria
tucked
the
clean
sheet
tightly
under
the
mattress
.
•
I
changed
the
sheet
after
our
guest
left
.
I
changed
the
sheet
after
our
guest
left
.
Middle
English
"
shete
",
from
Old
English
"
scēata
"
meaning
a
cloth
or
covering
.
noun
a
thin
flat
piece
of
material
such
as
paper
,
metal
,
or
glass
•
Write
your
answers
on
a
single
sheet
of
paper
.
Write
your
answers
on
a
single
sheet
of
paper
.
•
The
builder
measured
a
sheet
of
plywood
before
cutting
.
The
builder
measured
a
sheet
of
plywood
before
cutting
.
Sense
expanded
from
cloth
to
other
flat
materials
in
the
16th
century
.
noun
a
wide
thin
layer
of
something
that
spreads
over
a
surface
,
such
as
ice
,
water
,
or
flame
•
A
thin
sheet
of
ice
covered
the
pond
.
A
thin
sheet
of
ice
covered
the
pond
.
•
Lightning
lit
up
a
sheet
of
rain
falling
over
the
city
.
Lightning
lit
up
a
sheet
of
rain
falling
over
the
city
.
Metaphoric
extension
from
flat
cloth
to
flat
natural
layers
appeared
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
to
cover
something
with
a
sheet
of
material
•
Workers
sheeted
the
roof
with
corrugated
metal
.
Workers
sheeted
the
roof
with
corrugated
metal
.
•
Before
painting
,
she
sheets
the
floor
with
plastic
.
Before
painting
,
she
sheets
the
floor
with
plastic
.
Verbal
use
recorded
since
the
18th
century
,
derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
placing
sheets
over
something
.
noun
(
nautical
)
a
rope
or
line
used
to
control
the
angle
of
a
sail
to
the
wind
•
The
helmsman
eased
the
mainsail
sheet
to
slow
the
boat
.
The
helmsman
eased
the
mainsail
sheet
to
slow
the
boat
.
•
Keep
the
jib
sheet
tight
while
we
tack
!
Keep
the
jib
sheet
tight
while
we
tack
!
From
Middle
Dutch
“
scheet
”
meaning
‘
rope
attached
to
a
sail
’;
adopted
into
English
nautical
vocabulary
in
the
15th
century
.
verb
to
move
,
fall
,
or
spread
in
a
wide
continuous
layer
•
Rain
sheeted
down
the
mountainside
.
Rain
sheeted
down
the
mountainside
.
•
Steam
sheets
across
the
kitchen
when
the
lid
is
lifted
.
Steam
sheets
across
the
kitchen
when
the
lid
is
lifted
.
Figurative
intransitive
sense
arose
in
the
19th
century
,
influenced
by
imagery
of
water
spreading
like
cloth
.