Sizing - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Sizing :  (noun)

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

Based on WordNet 2.0

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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