sizing

sizing
/suy"zing/, n.
1. the act or process of applying size or preparing with size.
2. size, as for glazing paper or strengthening fabric.
[1625-35; SIZE2 + -ING1]

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      coating with a gelatinous or other substance to add strength or stiffness or to reduce absorbency. In the visual arts, a canvas or panel is prepared for painting by applying size, a dilute mixture of glue or a resinous substance. In oil painting it is essential that the canvas be coated with size so that its absorbency is reduced and contact with the paint, which would lead ultimately to the decay of the canvas fibre, is avoided. Hide glue is most frequently used to treat canvas, having largely replaced parchment size, which was recommended by the 14th-century Italian artist and writer Cennino Cennini.

      Sizing is done in interior decoration to prepare surfaces, especially bare and absorbent ones such as wallboard or gypsum board, for the application of wallpaper or to prepare wallpapered surfaces for painting.

      In textiles (textile) and paper production, sizing is applied so as to form a solid, continuous surface film, imparting such characteristics as smoothness, stiffness, weight, and lustre. Yarn acquires strength and abrasion resistance from sizing. Common sizing substances are starch, wax, gelatin, oil, and certain polymers.

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