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单词 sheet
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sheet

1
[ sheet ]
/ ʃit /
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noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of sheet

1
before 900; Middle English shete,Old English scēte (north), scīete, derivative of scēat corner, lap, sheet, region; cognate with Dutch schoot,German Schoss,Old Norse skaut

OTHER WORDS FROM sheet

sheetless, adjectivesheetlike, adjective

Words nearby sheet

sheer, sheerlegs, Sheerness, sheer plan, sheesh, sheet, sheet anchor, sheet bend, sheetcase, sheet down, sheet erosion

Definition for sheet (2 of 2)

sheet2
[ sheet ]
/ ʃit /

noun

Nautical.
  1. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard.
  2. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail.
  3. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.

verb (used with object)

Nautical. to trim, extend, or secure by means of a sheet or sheets.

Origin of sheet

2
1300–50; Middle English shete, shortening of Old English scēatlīne, equivalent to scēat(a) lower corner of a sail (see sheet1) + līneline1, rope; cognate with Low German schote
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British Dictionary definitions for sheet (1 of 2)

sheet1
/ (ʃiːt) /

noun

verb

(tr) to provide with, cover, or wrap in a sheet
(intr) (of rain, snow, etc) to fall heavily

Word Origin for sheet

Old English sciete; related to sceat corner, lap, Old Norse skaut, Old High German scōz lap

British Dictionary definitions for sheet (2 of 2)

sheet2
/ (ʃiːt) /

noun

nautical a line or rope for controlling the position of a sail relative to the wind

Word Origin for sheet

Old English scēata corner of a sail; related to Middle Low German schōte rope attached to a sail; see sheet 1
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Idioms and Phrases with sheet

sheet

see three sheets to the wind; white as a sheet.

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