noun / verb

sheet

SHEET/ʃiːt/

A broad thin piece of material.

The thin fabric sheet lies flat with one corner folded back.

A single broad, thin sheet of pale blue fabric spread mostly flat, with one corner folded back to show its thin edge and supple material.

Etymology

sheetOld Englishlength of cloth, covering

Old English sciete named a length of cloth or covering. The meaning broadened from fabric to pieces of paper and other broad, flat, relatively thin materials.

In context

ElisabethJ with an S0:51

it doesn't have to be a full sheet of paper you can use scrap paper

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More examples

Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
He spreads a clean sheet over the mattress.
Rain sheets down the windows during the storm.

Forms

sheet · sheets · sheeted · sheeting

sheeting noun — Material produced in broad, thin sheets.

Similar words

layer: Emphasizes thickness or position rather than a separate piece.
panel: Usually denotes a firmer section of a larger structure.