sizing
verb
Meaning
- To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
- To classify or arrange by size.
- To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
- To take a greater size; to increase in size.
- (Cambridge University) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
- To swell; to increase the bulk of.
- To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.
- A gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins.
- Paste
- (Cambridge University) food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student
- A weak glue used in various trades; size.
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