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Size
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- 1 (used in combination) sized wordnet
- 1 The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. countable, uncountable
"The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there."
- 2 A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon. countable, uncountable
"The beginning of a new episode of work for Bradly was an agitated niggling over six-by-four squares of cardboard coated with size and white lead, prepared by himself to save an experimental waste of canvas."
- 3 Alternative form of sice (“number six in dice games”). alt-of, alternative
- 4 the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) wordnet
- 5 A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing. countable, uncountable
"I don't think we have the red one in your size."
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- 6 Wallpaper paste. countable, uncountable
- 7 the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) wordnet
- 8 The number of edges in a graph. countable, uncountable
- 9 The thickened crust on coagulated blood. countable, uncountable
- 10 a large magnitude wordnet
- 11 Degree of rank, ability, character, etc. countable, dated, figuratively, uncountable
"men of a less size and quality**"
- 12 Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish. countable, uncountable
- 13 the actual state of affairs wordnet
- 14 An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls countable, uncountable
"Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Size”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes III (REA–ZYM), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.."
- 15 any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics wordnet
- 16 Ellipsis of chili size (“hamburger served with chili con carne”). US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 17 An assize. countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
"I know you would have women above the law, but it is all a lye; I heard his lordship say at size, that no one is above the law."
- 18 A regulation, piece of ordinance. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 19 A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 20 A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"to scant my sizes"
- 1 To adjust the size of; to make a certain size. transitive
"a statute […] to size weights, and measures"
- 2 To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted. transitive
- 3 make to a size; bring to a suitable size wordnet
- 4 To classify or arrange by size.; To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature. transitive
- 5 sort according to size wordnet
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- 6 To classify or arrange by size.; To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts. transitive
- 7 cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) wordnet
- 8 To classify or arrange by size.; To separate different proteins by molecular weight. transitive
"However, SDS-PAGE consistently sized most of the proteins smaller than the ProteoAnalyzer, resulting in a larger percent difference between the two systems."
- 9 To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of. colloquial, transitive
- 10 To take a greater size; to increase in size. intransitive
"after 1633 (first published), John Donne, Farewell to Love Our desires give them fashion, and so, / As they wax lesser, fall, as they size, grow."
- 11 To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book. UK, obsolete
- 12 To swell; to increase the bulk of. obsolete, transitive
"2. Queen.[…]lend us a knee; But touch the ground for us no longer time Then a Doves motion, when the head's pluckt off: ell him if he i'th blood cizd field, lay swolne Showing the Sun his Teeth; grinning at the Moone What you would doe."
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century, originally meant a “law or regulation that determines the amount to be paid”, from Middle English syse, sise (“regulation, control, limit”), from Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise (“assize”), from the verb asseoir (“to sit down”), from Latin assidēre, composed of ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Displaced native Old English miċelnes (literally “bigness”).
Attested since the 14th century, originally meant a “law or regulation that determines the amount to be paid”, from Middle English syse, sise (“regulation, control, limit”), from Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise (“assize”), from the verb asseoir (“to sit down”), from Latin assidēre, composed of ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. Displaced native Old English miċelnes (literally “bigness”).
From Middle English syse, of unclear origin; related to Old Italian sisa (“a glue used by painters”), perhaps ultimately related to size / syse (“amount”), or perhaps shortened from assisa, from assiso (“to make to sit, to seat, to place”)
From Middle English syse, of unclear origin; related to Old Italian sisa (“a glue used by painters”), perhaps ultimately related to size / syse (“amount”), or perhaps shortened from assisa, from assiso (“to make to sit, to seat, to place”)
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