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sizing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sizing has 1 sense
- sizing(n = noun.substance) size - any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric" is a kind of filler
Derived form verb size1
CIDE DICTIONARY
sizing, n.
- Act of covering or treating with size. [1913 Webster]
- A weak glue used in various trades; size. [1913 Webster]
sizing, n.
- The act of sorting with respect to size. [1913 Webster]
- The act of bringing anything to a certain size. [1913 Webster]
- Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student. [1913 Webster]
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