sheets

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It's a bit of a bodge in terms of design and practicality, but the sheets are the cleanest yet and on the top floor there's a outdoor rooftop deck with amazing views of the high rise buildings surrounding us.

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  1. noun A broad rectangular piece of fabric serving as a basic article of bedding.
  2. noun A broad, thin, usually rectangular mass or piece of material, such as paper, metal, glass, or plywood.
  3. noun A flat or very shallow, usually rectangular pan used for baking.
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  • He lifted one and flipped through the packet, but the sheets were all blank. —  EQMM,August2007
  • They went on like this for some considerable time, until they were dry and narcotized with ecstasy and the sheets were a crumpled mess. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 04 - April 1999
  • I suppose you could say the sheets are alternate universes. —  AnalogSFF,March2008
  • That's two thousand quarter-sheets, which is my usual trim for writing paper. —  Emma Bull - Finder
  • “Hope the sheets are aired.” There were three beds in the large old-fashioned room, and he opened them all solemnly before giving a considered opinion on the two best. —  Dancers in Mourning - Margery Allingham - Campion 09 -1937
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