sheetingn.

/ˈʃiːtɪŋ/

Etymology: < sheet n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. Stout cloth of linen or cotton, such as is used for bed linen, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > stout or strong > for bed linen

sheeting1711

1711 London Gaz. No. 4847/3 Irish Sheeting and Ticking.

1796 Mrs. Glasse's Cookery (new ed.) xviii. 291 Roll it up tight, bind it round with sheeting, and boil it four hours.

1844 Ladies' Hand-bk. Haberdashery 26 Sheeting. This is a strong woven cotton, and is frequently used as a substitute for linen.

1848 C. Kingsley Bad Squire xv By dealing out flannel and sheeting A little below cost price.

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 770 Sheetings and towellings.

1877 J. W. Hayes Draper & Haberdasher (ed. 4) 96 Sheetings are a stout article, made in Wigans, Croydons, and Double Warps from two or three yards wide.

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 277/1 Sheeting has two meanings in the cotton trade: (1) the ordinary bed sheeting, usually a stout cloth of anything from 45 in. to 120 in. wide..; (2) a grey calico, heavier than a shirting..usually 36 in. by 40 yd.

a. A lining or covering of timber or metal, laid on a surface as a protection.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > other metalworking processes

limation1617

matting1688

sheeting1776

blooming1812

steeling1816

ungraining1839

tarnishing1858

ironing1868

shimming1872

beating1875

siliconizing1880

shearing1881

inoxidizing1883

rustproofing1892

picking1895

rifting1903

Bayer process1910

autofrettage1919

prefinishing1935

panel beating1953

splatting1976

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > protective > sheet of metal or timber

sheeting1776

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 32 The sheeting nailed on the Piles.

1870 Milit. Engin. I. ii. 101 The wooden linings are of two descriptions, viz., cases, or frames and sheeting.

b. A layer (of soil or stones).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > thin layer > [noun]

flake1577

lamina1794

stratulum1797

sheet1815

sheeting1891

spread1893

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > of stone or soil

sill1794

sheet1815

sheeting1891

1891 Sc. Leader 6 Nov. Laying down sheetings of stones in certain districts.

1895 Outing 27 236/2 Rocks, which, having lost their thin sheeting of soil.

c. A form of batting (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.).See batting n. 2.

3. The action or process of making (lead) into sheets; the action of covering with sheets or laying in sheets.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > horizontal position or condition > [noun] > placing in prone position > laying in sheets

sheeting1875

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Mendip-Hills The lead is..not..so proper for sheeting, because, when melted, it runs into knots.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheeting, (Tobacco), laying the leaves flat to be piled in books.

1884 Manch. Examiner 31 May 5/1 Clerkage, checking, and weighing, as well as sheeting.

4. Geology. The occurrence or development of closely spaced, approximately parallel fractures or joints in rock. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > splitting

rifting1803

sheeting1899

1899 Trans. Inst. Mining & Metall. 8 67 The multiple fracturing, parallel to the walls of the dyke, is a characteristic feature of such lodes... This feature can be described as a sheeting of the rock.

1903 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 213. 99 The granite is sheeted near the veins, the planes of sheeting being parallel to the veins themselves.

1912 E. C. Eckel Building Stones & Clays iii. 39 Geologists..ascribe some or all sheeting structure to strains induced during the original cooling of the mass, or to the effects of later external stresses.

1934 O. Bowles Stone Industries viii. 108 Widely separated sheeting planes occur at a depth of 250 feet at Quincy, Mass.

1965 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. (rev. ed.) ix. 217 The sheeting or sheet structure that is often seen in exposures of granitic and other plutonic intrusions.

Compounds

attributive, as (sense 2) sheeting deal, sheeting plank; sheeting-machine n. (see quots.). sheeting-pile n. = sheet-pile n. at sheet n.¹ Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > foundation(s) > pile(s)

pilelOE

piling1422

spile1513

piloti1674

stilt1697

drift1721

bearing pile?1761

sheet-piling1789

sheeting-pile1837

screw pile1840

sheet-pile1841

sheath-piling1902

1837 J. T. Smith in tr. L. J. Vicat Pract. & Sci. Treat. Mortars & Cements 77 (note) The space on which the foundation is to rest, is first surrounded by sheeting piles.

1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 203/1 The ‘sheeting’ planks, or (in Lancashire phrase) the ‘lagging’.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 972 This sheeting deal is always applied in pieces laid endwise.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheeting-machine, a wool-combing machine for bringing the fiber into an even sheet.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheeting-machine, a machine for smoothing tobacco-leaves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

sheetingadj.

Etymology: < sheet v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsheeting.

Swathing, enfolding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > swathing

sheeting1592

swathing1844

1592 Arden of Feversham 1081 Sheeting darkness over~hangs the earth.

Draft additions 1993

2. Of rain, etc.: falling in a sheet or sheets, torrential. Cf. sheeted adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy

steepc1330

pissingc1475

thightc1480

pouring1577

pashing1581

sad1590

steep-down1601

solid1621

even down1622

sluicy1697

pelting1710

buck1732

steeping1774

peppering1827

sluicing1847

torrential1849

peltering1858

plumping1879

teeming1880

lashing1885

monsoonish1886

sheeting1940

1940 ‘M. Innes’ Secret Vanguard xiii. 138 It had been quenched by a downpour of rain. She was standing..in sheeting torrents of water.

1981 M. Hatfield Spy Fever 10 He..stumbled through the sheeting rain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sheeting
释义	sheetingn. /ˈʃiːtɪŋ/ Etymology: < sheet n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. Stout cloth of linen or cotton, such as is used for bed linen, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > stout or strong > for bed linen sheeting1711 1711 London Gaz. No. 4847/3 Irish Sheeting and Ticking. 1796 Mrs. Glasse's Cookery (new ed.) xviii. 291 Roll it up tight, bind it round with sheeting, and boil it four hours. 1844 Ladies' Hand-bk. Haberdashery 26 Sheeting. This is a strong woven cotton, and is frequently used as a substitute for linen. 1848 C. Kingsley Bad Squire xv By dealing out flannel and sheeting A little below cost price. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 770 Sheetings and towellings. 1877 J. W. Hayes Draper & Haberdasher (ed. 4) 96 Sheetings are a stout article, made in Wigans, Croydons, and Double Warps from two or three yards wide. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 277/1 Sheeting has two meanings in the cotton trade: (1) the ordinary bed sheeting, usually a stout cloth of anything from 45 in. to 120 in. wide..; (2) a grey calico, heavier than a shirting..usually 36 in. by 40 yd. 2. a. A lining or covering of timber or metal, laid on a surface as a protection. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > other metalworking processes limation1617 matting1688 sheeting1776 blooming1812 steeling1816 ungraining1839 tarnishing1858 ironing1868 shimming1872 beating1875 siliconizing1880 shearing1881 inoxidizing1883 rustproofing1892 picking1895 rifting1903 Bayer process1910 autofrettage1919 prefinishing1935 panel beating1953 splatting1976 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > protective > sheet of metal or timber sheeting1776 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 32 The sheeting nailed on the Piles. 1870 Milit. Engin. I. ii. 101 The wooden linings are of two descriptions, viz., cases, or frames and sheeting. b. A layer (of soil or stones). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > thin layer > [noun] flake1577 lamina1794 stratulum1797 sheet1815 sheeting1891 spread1893 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > of stone or soil sill1794 sheet1815 sheeting1891 1891 Sc. Leader 6 Nov. Laying down sheetings of stones in certain districts. 1895 Outing 27 236/2 Rocks, which, having lost their thin sheeting of soil. c. A form of batting (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.).See batting n. 2. 3. The action or process of making (lead) into sheets; the action of covering with sheets or laying in sheets. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > horizontal position or condition > [noun] > placing in prone position > laying in sheets sheeting1875 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Mendip-Hills The lead is..not..so proper for sheeting, because, when melted, it runs into knots. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheeting, (Tobacco), laying the leaves flat to be piled in books. 1884 Manch. Examiner 31 May 5/1 Clerkage, checking, and weighing, as well as sheeting. 4. Geology. The occurrence or development of closely spaced, approximately parallel fractures or joints in rock. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > splitting rifting1803 sheeting1899 1899 Trans. Inst. Mining & Metall. 8 67 The multiple fracturing, parallel to the walls of the dyke, is a characteristic feature of such lodes... This feature can be described as a sheeting of the rock. 1903 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 213. 99 The granite is sheeted near the veins, the planes of sheeting being parallel to the veins themselves. 1912 E. C. Eckel Building Stones & Clays iii. 39 Geologists..ascribe some or all sheeting structure to strains induced during the original cooling of the mass, or to the effects of later external stresses. 1934 O. Bowles Stone Industries viii. 108 Widely separated sheeting planes occur at a depth of 250 feet at Quincy, Mass. 1965 A. Holmes Princ. Physical Geol. (rev. ed.) ix. 217 The sheeting or sheet structure that is often seen in exposures of granitic and other plutonic intrusions. Compounds attributive, as (sense 2) sheeting deal, sheeting plank; sheeting-machine n. (see quots.). sheeting-pile n. = sheet-pile n. at sheet n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > foundation(s) > pile(s) pilelOE piling1422 spile1513 piloti1674 stilt1697 drift1721 bearing pile?1761 sheet-piling1789 sheeting-pile1837 screw pile1840 sheet-pile1841 sheath-piling1902 1837 J. T. Smith in tr. L. J. Vicat Pract. & Sci. Treat. Mortars & Cements 77 (note) The space on which the foundation is to rest, is first surrounded by sheeting piles. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 203/1 The ‘sheeting’ planks, or (in Lancashire phrase) the ‘lagging’. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 972 This sheeting deal is always applied in pieces laid endwise. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheeting-machine, a wool-combing machine for bringing the fiber into an even sheet. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Sheeting-machine, a machine for smoothing tobacco-leaves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021). sheetingadj. Etymology: < sheet v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsheeting. Swathing, enfolding. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > swathing sheeting1592 swathing1844 1592 Arden of Feversham 1081 Sheeting darkness over~hangs the earth. Draft additions 1993 2. Of rain, etc.: falling in a sheet or sheets, torrential. Cf. sheeted adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy steepc1330 pissingc1475 thightc1480 pouring1577 pashing1581 sad1590 steep-down1601 solid1621 even down1622 sluicy1697 pelting1710 buck1732 steeping1774 peppering1827 sluicing1847 torrential1849 peltering1858 plumping1879 teeming1880 lashing1885 monsoonish1886 sheeting1940 1940 ‘M. Innes’ Secret Vanguard xiii. 138 It had been quenched by a downpour of rain. She was standing..in sheeting torrents of water. 1981 M. Hatfield Spy Fever 10 He..stumbled through the sheeting rain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1711adj.1592
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