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size¹ noun 1 length, breadth, height or volume, or a combination of these; the dimensions of something. 2 largeness; magnitude • We were amazed at its size. 3 any of a range of graded measurements into which especially garments and shoes are divided • She takes a size 12 • What is your shoe size? verb (sized, sizing) 1 to measure something in order to determine size. 2 to sort or arrange something according to size. sized adj, usually in compounds having a particular size • medium-sized. sizer noun 1 a measurer or gauge. 2 slang something of great or considerable size. of a size being of the same size. the size of it colloq an assessment of the present situation or state of affairs.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French sise, a variant of assise assizes.

size² noun a weak kind of glue used to stiffen paper and fabric, and to prepare walls for plastering and wallpapering. verb (sized, sizing) to cover or treat with size.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c.