sheet
A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
Example
“Use the sheets in the hall closet to make the bed.”
Other meanings
A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
“Place the rolls on the cookie sheet, edges touching, and bake for 10-11 minutes.”
A thin, flat piece or layer of solid material.
“The glazer cut several panes from a large sheet of glass.”
Word history
From Old English "sċēat" (a corner, angle).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sheet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.