sizel (siz)

[Early mod. E. also sise; Hit hath be vsid, the Maire of Bristow... to do calle byfore hym. all the Bakers of Bris to we, there to vndirstand whate stuff they haue of whete. And after, what sise they shall bake. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 424. Also this yere was an acte of parliament for wood and coal to kepe the fulle sise after the Purification of our La die, that shall be in the yere of our Lorde M. D. xliii. that no man shall bargaine, sell, bryng, or conueigh of any other sise, to be vttered or solde, vpon pain of forfaiture. Fabyan, Chron. (ed. Ellis), p. 705. To repre Drunkenne , which the Danes had brought in, he made a Law, ordaining a Size , by certain Pins in the Pot, with Penalty to any that should presume to drink deeper than the Mark. Baker , Chronicles, p. 11. 2. A specified or fixed amount of food and drink; a ration. 'Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train, To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes. Shak ., Lear, ii. 4. 178. A Size is a portion of bread or drinke, i. is a farthing, which Schollers in Cambridge haue at the butterie; it is noted with the letter S., as in Oxeford with the letter Q. for halfe a farthing and qa. for a farthing; and whereas they in Oxeford to Battle in the butterie booke, i. to set downe on their names what they take in Bread, Drinke, Butter, Cheese, ., so in Cambridge they say to Size, i. to set downe their quantum, i. how much they take on their names in the Butterie booke. Minsheu, Guide into Tongues (1617). 3. Hence, in university use, a charge made for an extra portion of food or drink; a farthing, as the former price of each portion. The word was also used more generally, to note any additional expense incurred. I grew weary of staying with Sir Williams both, and the more for that my Lady Batten and her crew, at least half respects, as of time, sound, or effort. And so shall the earth remaine fortie dayes, although those dayes shall be of a larger size then these. Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 305, Often shrieking undistinguish'd woe, In clamours of all size , both high and low. Shak., Lover's Complaint, 1. 21. I have ever verified my friends, Of whom he's chief, with all the size that verity Would without lapsing suffer. Shak ., Cor., v. 2. 18. 9. pl. A se ion of a court of justice; a izes. See a ize , 6. [Obsolete or provincial.] And there's the satin that your worship sent me, Will serve you at a sizes yet. Fletcher , Wit without Money, iii. 4. 10. An implement for measuring pearls, consisting of a number of thin leaves pierced with holes of different diameters, and fastened together. The test is made by observing how many of the holes the pearl will pa through. - Heroic size. See heroic. - Pope's size. See popel. Sizes of paper. See paper. Syn. 6. Size, Magnitude, Bulk, Volume. Size is the general word for things large or small. In ordinary discourse magnitude applies to large things; but it is also an exact word, and is much used in science: as, a star of the fourth magnitude. Bulk suggests noticeable size, especially size rounding out into unwieldine . Volume is a rather indefinite word, arising from the idea of rolling a thing up till it attains size, though with no especial suggestion of shape. We speak of the magnitude of a calamity or of a fortune, the bulk of a bale of cotton or of an elephant, the volume of smoke or of an avalanche. sizel (siz), v.; pret. and pp. sized, ppr. sizing. [ size1, n.] I. trans. 1. To regulate the weight, measure, extent, value, etc., of; fix the rate or standard of; a ize. The Coynes which they had were either of bra e, or else iron rings sized at a certaine waight, which they used for their monies. J. Speed , Hist. Great Britain (ed. 1650), p. 169. There was also a statute for the dispersing of the standard of the Exchequer throughout England, thereby to size weights and measures; and two or three more of le e importance. Bacon , Hist. Hen. VII., p. 101. 2. At Cambridge and other universities, to obtain (food or drink) in extra portions at a fixed rate of charge; hence, in general, to buy at a fixed rate; purchase. will let them have no Drinking college tap-lash more learning than they size , nor a drop of wit more than the butler sets on their heads. Randolph, Aristippus (Works, ed. Hazlitt, 1875, p. 14). When they come into town after commons, they may be allowed to size a meal at the kitchen. Laws of Harvard College (1798), p. 39 (quoted in College [Words and Customs, p. 428). At the close of each quarter the Butler shall make up his bill against each student, in which every article sized or taken up by him at the Buttery shall be particularly charged. Laws of Yale College (1811), p. 31 (quoted in College Words [and Customs, p. 428). 3. To supply with sizes; hence, to fill or otherwise affect by sizes or portions. size To size your belly out with shoulder fees, With rumps and kidnies. 4. To rate; rank. With proctors and with testers grave 5664 Our bailiffs you may size . Randolph , Townsmen's Petition of Cambridge. 5. To estimate or ascertain the size of; measure; hence, by extension, to arrange in groups or ranks acc according to dimensions. Pickled Hams and Shoulders shall be sized when packed, and the green weights and date of packing shall also be marked on each package. New York Produce Exchange Report , 1888-9, p. 168. 6. To separate or sort according to size.ccspe cifically-(a) mining, to or separate according to size, as particles of crushed or stamped ore and veinstone. See sizing1, 3. (b) To graduate the length of (a fishing-line) to the depth of water: as, to size a line (to haul a hand-line from the bottom till the hooks clear). [Gloucester, Ma achusetts.] To size up, to take the size or measure of; consider thoroughly in order to form an opinion of; hence, to consider; regard: as, to size a person up as dishonest. [Colloq., U. S.] We had to size up our fellow legislators, to find out their past history and present character and a ociates. The Century , XXIX. 821. II. in trans . At Cambridge and other universities, to give an order (for food or drink) over and above the usual commons: generally with for. Compare battel4. Soup, pastry, and cheese can be sized for that is, brought in portions to individuals at an extra charge. C. A. Bristed, English University, p. 35. To size upont, to order extra food at the charge of. If any one shall size upon another, he shall be fined a Shilling, and pay the Damage; and every Freshman sent [for victuals] must declare that he who sends him is the only Person to be charged. Laws of Yale College (1774), p. 10 (quoted in College Words [and Customs, p. 429).