fly-sheetn.

Brit.

/ˈflʌɪʃiːt/, U.S.

/ˈflaɪˌʃit/

Etymology: < fly v.¹

1. = flying sheet n. at flying adj. 5a.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > leafleting > leaflet for public distribution

flying sheet1769

fly-sheet1833

leaflet1860

throwaway1883

fly-bill1891

handout1907

1833 W. C. Macready Diary 23 July (1912) I. 51 Received letter from Serle, written on the fly-sheet of a circular from the Society of Dramatic Authors.

1875 J. Southward Dict. Typogr. (ed. 2) 38 Fly-sheet, a description of handbill or two or four-page tract.

1889 Worcester Suppl. Fly-sheet, an advance sheet announcing a newspaper; a prospectus.

2. A canvas cover pitched outside and over a tent to provide protection against the weather.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > tent > [noun] > flysheet

tent-fly1849

fly-sheet1926

rain fly1968

1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 1000/2 Ridge tents..fitted with outer fly sheet forming double roof.

1946 J. E. Q. Barford Climbing in Brit. ii. 33 A fly-sheet is desirable in heavy rain, but none have so far been designed which will stand up to a strong wind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fly-sheet
释义	fly-sheetn. Brit. /ˈflʌɪʃiːt/, U.S. /ˈflaɪˌʃit/ Etymology: < fly v.¹ 1. = flying sheet n. at flying adj. 5a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > leafleting > leaflet for public distribution flying sheet1769 fly-sheet1833 leaflet1860 throwaway1883 fly-bill1891 handout1907 1833 W. C. Macready Diary 23 July (1912) I. 51 Received letter from Serle, written on the fly-sheet of a circular from the Society of Dramatic Authors. 1875 J. Southward Dict. Typogr. (ed. 2) 38 Fly-sheet, a description of handbill or two or four-page tract. 1889 Worcester Suppl. Fly-sheet, an advance sheet announcing a newspaper; a prospectus. 2. A canvas cover pitched outside and over a tent to provide protection against the weather. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > tent > [noun] > flysheet tent-fly1849 fly-sheet1926 rain fly1968 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 1000/2 Ridge tents..fitted with outer fly sheet forming double roof. 1946 J. E. Q. Barford Climbing in Brit. ii. 33 A fly-sheet is desirable in heavy rain, but none have so far been designed which will stand up to a strong wind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1833
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