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单词 sides to middle
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Definition of sides to middle in English:

sides to middle

(also side to middle)
adverb ˌsʌɪdz tʊ ˈmɪdl
historical
  • With material from the sides interchanged with that in the middle; specifically (with reference to a worn sheet of bed linen) by being cut down the centre and resewn with the two halves interchanged, so that what were the sides become the middle, and the sheet's useful life is extended.

adjective ˌsʌɪdz tʊ ˈmɪdl
historical
  • Of a worn sheet of bed linen: cut down the centre and resewn so that the sides and middle are interchanged.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in New York Spectator. In some forms from the plural of side + into + middle.

 
 

Definition of sides to middle in US English:

sides to middle

(also side to middle)
adverbˌsʌɪdz tʊ ˈmɪdl
historical
  • With material from the sides interchanged with that in the middle; specifically (with reference to a worn sheet of bed linen) by being cut down the centre and resewn with the two halves interchanged, so that what were the sides become the middle, and the sheet's useful life is extended.

adjectiveˌsʌɪdz tʊ ˈmɪdl
historical
  • Of a worn sheet of bed linen: cut down the centre and resewn so that the sides and middle are interchanged.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in New York Spectator. In some forms from the plural of side + into + middle.

 
 
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