size
verb
- (cause to) have some size
noun
- magnitude or dimension of a thing; concept abstracted from the process of measuring by comparing a longer to a shorter
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /saɪz/
noun
- Alternative form of sice (“number six in dice games”).
verb
Etymology: From Middle English syse, of unclear origin; related to Old Italian sisa (“a glue used by painters”), perhaps ultimately related to size / syse (“amount”), or perhaps shortened from assisa, from assiso (“to make to sit, to seat, to place”)
- To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.
- To apply a thickening agent (such as cornstarch or gelatin) to warp threads to prevent abrasion or unraveling during weaving.
“After spinning, the singles are either dyed for sale as thread or sized with cornstarch, woven into fabric, and sewn into garments and accessories that are dyed after completion.”