sheeted adjective. ['ʃi:tɪd] E17.
[from SHEET noun¹, verb¹; see -ED², -ED¹.]
1. (Of the dead, a ghost) wrapped in a sheet or burial shroud (arch.); wrapped or covered in a sheet or sheets for protection against damage, cold, etc. E17.

2. Of rain, snow, etc.: in the form of a sheet; spread out in a thin layer. L18.
■ F. B. Young A wood where sheeted bluebells lay like pools reflecting the..sky.

3. Of cattle: having a broad band of white round the body. M19.

4. Geology. Of rock (esp. granite) or a rock formation: divided into thin laminae; esp. designating a zone of highly fissured rock associated with a fault, the fissures often being occupied by veins of minerals. E20.

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