sheet1
n.
- a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress or as a layer beneath blankets.
- a broad flat piece of metal or glass.
- a rectangular piece of paper.
▸a quantity of text or data on a sheet of paper.
▸Printing a flat piece of paper as opposed to a reel of continuous paper, the bound pages of a book, or a folded map.
▸a set of unseparated postage stamps.
- an extensive unbroken surface area of something.
▸a broad moving mass of flames or water.
v.
- cover with or wrap in a sheet of cloth.
- (of rain) fall heavily.
Etymology
OE scēte, scīete, of Gmc origin; rel. to shoot.
sheet2
n.
- a rope attached to the lower corner of a sail.
-
(sheets)
the space at the bow or stern of an open boat.
v.
(
sheet something in/out)
make a sail more or less taut.
▸
(sheet something home)
set a sail as flat as possible.
Phrase
- two
(or three)
sheets to the wind
informal drunk.
Etymology
OE scēata ‘lower corner of a sail’, of Gmc origin; rel. to sheet1.