Sheeted

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of sheet form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper. not-comparable

    "`Shall I raise thee,' she said, apparently addressing the corpse, `so that thou standest there before me, as of old? I can do it,' and she held out her hands over the sheeted dead, while her whole frame became rigid and terrible to see, and her eyes grew fixed and dull."

  2. 2
    Secured by a special tarpaulin. not-comparable

    "This load must be well roped and sheeted to be safe."

Synonyms

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blanketfilmpagetabloidafghanalabaster

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"The tower, tall and narrow, and built of a greyish stone, stood glimmering in the moonlight, like the sheeted spectre of some huge giant."

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