sizing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
    size.
    • size gives body to a fabric
  2. verb cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
    size.
  3. verb sort according to size
    size.
  4. verb make to a size; bring to a suitable size
    size.

WordNet

Siz"ing noun
Definitions
  1. Act of covering or treating with size.
  2. A weak glue used in various trades; size.
Siz"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of sorting with respect to size.
  2. The act of bringing anything to a certain size.
  3. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student.

Webster 1913