Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not sized or stiffened: as, unsized camlet.

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  • adjective Not sized

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not having the surface treated or coated with sizing
  • adjective not fashioned to sizes

Etymologies

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un- +‎ sized

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Examples

  • Noland, like Louis, makes his paintings by staining thinned pigment into unsized canvas.

    Michael Fried on Kenneth Noland EAGEAGEAG 2010

  • Noland, like Louis, makes his paintings by staining thinned pigment into unsized canvas.

    Archive 2010-01-01 EAGEAGEAG 2010

  • While Boniface Cointet was in Paris, David made a first experimental batch of unsized paper far superior to that in common use for newspapers.

    Eve and David 2007

  • The demand for writing-paper is exceedingly small compared with the almost unlimited demand for unsized paper for printers.

    Eve and David 2007

  • The demand for writing-paper is exceedingly small compared with the almost unlimited demand for unsized paper for printers.

    Eve and David 2007

  • Every sample was tested and minutely examined; the prices, from three to ten francs per ream, were noted on each separate slip; some were sized, others unsized; some were of almost metallic purity, others soft as

    Eve and David 2007

  • Every sample was tested and minutely examined; the prices, from three to ten francs per ream, were noted on each separate slip; some were sized, others unsized; some were of almost metallic purity, others soft as

    Eve and David 2007

  • While Boniface Cointet was in Paris, David made a first experimental batch of unsized paper far superior to that in common use for newspapers.

    Eve and David 2007

  • Take unsized paper and apply a coat of varnish made of equal parts of Canada balsam and oil of turpentine.

    Practical Mechanics for Boys J. S. Zerbe

  • When catalogued, the title-page or beginning of each pamphlet in the volume, should be marked by a thin slip of unsized paper, projected above the top of the book, to facilitate quick reference in finding each one without turning many leaves to get at the titles.

    A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford

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