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/shee"ting/, n.1. the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.2. wide muslin, chiefly for sheets.3. Engin., Building Trades. a quantity of sheet piles.[1705-15; SHEET1 + -ING1]
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sheeting — sheet|ing [ˈʃi:tıŋ] n [U] 1.) material such as plastic or metal used to cover something and protect it plastic/rubber/metal etc sheeting ▪ The roof was covered in plastic sheeting. 2.) cloth used to make sheets for a bed … Dictionary of contemporary English
sheeting — noun (U) cloth or other material that is made into sheets, or used in the form of a sheet: The roof was covered in plastic sheeting. | cotton sheeting … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Sheeting — Sheet Sheet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sheeting}.] 1. To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. The sheeted dead. When snow the pasture sheets. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheeting — /ˈʃitɪŋ/ (say sheeting) noun 1. the act of covering with or forming into sheets. 2. material used for making sheets, as cotton, linen, etc. {sheet1 + ing1} …
sheeting — noun Date: 1711 1. material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets: as a. a sturdy plain woven cloth usually of cotton used especially for bedsheets b. material (as a plastic) in the form of a continuous film 2. a lining (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheeting — noun Fabric used to make sheets (bedding) … Wiktionary
