Definition of "sheet" []

• A broad rectangular piece of fabric serving as a basic article of bedding. (noun)
• A broad, thin, usually rectangular mass or piece of material, such as paper, metal, glass, or plywood. (noun)
• A flat or very shallow, usually rectangular pan used for baking. (noun)
• A broad, flat, continuous surface or expanse: a sheet of ice. (noun)
• A moving expanse: a sheet of flames. (noun)

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• "a difficulty in procuring a pailful for wetting the sheet -- give your patient a _dripping sheet_ instead, which, in most cases, will do as well; or, should there be a want of a wash-tub to give it in, a _rubbing sheet_ may supply the bath."
• "The roadshow for the airline's bonds started in Hong Kong Friday, and continues in Singapore Monday before ending back in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the term sheet said."
• "HONG KONG—Hong Kong Airlines Ltd. plans to sell offshore yuan-denominated bonds, according to a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires Monday, which would make it the first airline to tap the so-called dim sum bond market."