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sheet

nounmasculine/lẽˈsɔl/high

len·çol

Definition

A large piece of cloth, usually used to cover a mattress or for bedding.
I changed the bed sheets.
She wrapped herself in the sheet.
Common collocations
bed sheetcotton sheetchange the sheets
Idiomatic expressions
  • between the sheets (in bed, often implying intimacy)

Etymology

Do latim 'linteolum', diminutivo de 'linteum' (pano de linho).

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