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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
  • A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
  • A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc.
  • A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  • A thin, flat layer of solid material.
  • nautical A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.
  • nautical|nonstandard uninformed usage A sail.
  • curling The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
  • figurative Precipitation of such quantity and force as to resemble a thin, virtually solid wall.
  • non-standard A layer of veneer.

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Verb:

  • Of rain, or other precipitation. To pour heavily.
  • To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material

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