sheeting

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃiːtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃitɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shē′ting)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sheet•ing /ˈʃitɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the act of covering with or forming into sheets.
  2. something formed into a sheet or sheets:tin sheeting on the roofs of huts.
  3. Textilesa kind of plain cotton fabric, esp. a firmly made muslin used for bed sheets.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sheet•ing  (shē′ting),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.
  2. Textileswide muslin, chiefly for sheets.
  3. Building, Civil Engineering[Engin., Building Trades.]a quantity of sheet piles.
  • sheet1 + -ing1 1705–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sheeting / ˈʃiːtɪŋ/
  1. fabric from which sheets are made
'sheeting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cellophane - Plexiglas - apple-pie bed - beaverboard - bender - drape forming - form - geodesic dome - low-density polyethylene - mulch

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