size

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /saɪz/
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• Rhymes: -aɪz

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French cise, sise, aphetism of assise ‘assize’.

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size (plural sizes)

1. (obsolete except dialectal) An assize.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 560:

     I know you would have women above the law, but it is all a lye; I heard his lordship say at size, that no one is above the law.

2. (obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance.
3. (obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.
4. (obsolete) A set amount of something.
5. The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

   The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there.

6. A specific set of dimensions for clothing etc. seen as fitting a person or set of persons.

   I don't think we have the red one in your size.

7. (graph theory) A number of edges in a graph.

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to size (third-person singular simple present sizes, present participle sizing, simple past and past participle sized)

1. (transitive) To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
2. (transitive) To classify or arrange by size.
3. (transitive, colloquial) To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Origin uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 1, above.

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size (plural sizes)

1. A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.
2. Wallpaper paste.
3. The thickened crust on coagulated blood.

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to size (third-person singular simple present sizes, present participle sizing, simple past and past participle sized)

1. (transitive) To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.

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