Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sizing"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Size \Size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sized}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sizing}.]
To cover with size; to prepare with size.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sizing \Siz"ing\, n.
1. Act of covering or treating with size.

2. A weak glue used in various trades; size.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sizing \Siz"ing\, n.
1. The act of sorting with respect to size.

2. The act of bringing anything to a certain size.

3. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) Food and drink ordered from the
buttery by a student.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sizing
n : any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to
stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" [syn: {size}]


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