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[syn: size, sizing]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sizing
n 1: any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to
stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn:
size, sizing]