- size
- See: CUT DOWN TO SIZE, PINT-SIZE.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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size — size … Dictionnaire des rimes
Size — Size, n. [Abbrev. from assize. See {Assize}, and cf. {Size} glue.] 1. A settled quantity or allowance. See {Assize}. [Obs.] To scant my sizes. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) An allowance of food and drink from the buttery,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Size — Datos generales Origen Ciudad de México, México Información artística … Wikipedia Español
size — size1 [sīz] n. [ME < OFr sise, aphetic for assise: see ASSIZE] 1. that quality of a thing which determines how much space it occupies; dimensions or magnitude of a thing 2. any of a series of graded classifications of measure into which… … English World dictionary
size — n Size, dimensions, area, extent, magnitude, volume are here compared primarily as terms meaning the amount of space occupied or sometimes of time or energy used by a thing and determinable by measuring. Size usually refers to things having… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
size — Ⅰ. size [1] ► NOUN 1) the overall dimensions or extent of something. 2) each of the classes into which articles are divided according to how large they are. ► VERB 1) alter or sort in terms of size or according to size. 2) (size up … English terms dictionary
Size — Size, v. t. 1. To fix the standard of. To size weights and measures. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk. Specifically: (a) (Mil.) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Size — Size, v. i. 1. To take greater size; to increase in size. [1913 Webster] Our desires give them fashion, and so, As they wax lesser, fall, as they size, grow. Donne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) To order food or drink from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Size — unix утилита, отображающая информацию о размерах секций для объектных файлов обычного формата. Выводятся три числа: размеры в байтах секции команд, секции данных и секции неинициализированных данных, а затем их сумма. Использование size [ o] [ x] … Википедия
Size — Size, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sizing}.] To cover with size; to prepare with size. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Size — Size, n. [OIt. sisa glue used by painters, shortened fr. assisa, fr. assidere, p. p. assiso, to make to sit, to seat, to place, L. assidere to sit down; ad + sidere to sit down, akin to sedere to sit. See {Sit}, v. i., and cf. {Assize}, {Size}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
