sizing
nounA glaze or filler; size.
nounTreatment of a fabric or other surface with size.
nounThe act or process of applying size or preparing with size.
nounSize prepared for use in any mechanical trade
nounAny act or process indicated by size, verb
nounSpecifically, in university use:
nounAn order for extra food or drink from the buttery.
nounAny article so ordered; a size.
nounIn mining, sorting the crushed or stamped ores into grains of various sizes, in order that a more perfect separation of the various mineral and metalliferous substances of which the ore is made up may afterward be effected by the use of such ore-dressing or separating apparatus as may be considered suitable for the purpose.
nounAct of covering or treating with size.
