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sheet

/ˈʃit/SHEET
/ˈʃit/SHEET

Meaninga cloth, a covering

Common meaning: a broad thin layer of linen, paper or metal

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsciete‘seyte’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishschetesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsseyte → a broad thin layer of linen, paper or metalsheet‘a broad thin layer of linen, paper or metal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English sciete ‘a cloth, a covering’.

Roots

  • sciete Old English “a cloth, a covering”

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