sheathing

[ shee-thing ]

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noun

the act of a person who sheathes.
something that sheathes; a covering or outer layer of metal, wood, or other material, as one of metal plates on a ship's bottom, the first covering of boards on a house, etc.

material for forming any such covering.

Origin of sheathing

First recorded in 1490–1500; sheathe + -ing¹

Other words from sheathing

un·der·sheath·ing, noun

Words Nearby sheathing

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How to use sheathing in a sentence

sheathing his fury, he rode off rapidly toward the wagons, followed in silence by the others.
Overland | John William De Forest
By and by down by water on several Deall ships, and stood upon a stage in one place seeing calkers sheathing of a ship.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
The planking had been sawed, the timber cut with the hatchet, the ironwork with a file, the sheathing with the chisel.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor Hugo
The tapping quickly showed him where the upright beams were located on the other side of the sheathing.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
It is used for concrete forms, sheathing, studding and for dairy containers and packages that must be odorless and tasteless.
The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan | W. B. Laughead

British Dictionary definitions for sheathing

sheathing

/ (ˈʃiːðɪŋ) /

noun

any material used as an outer layer, as on a ship's hull
boarding, etc, used to cover the wall studding or roof joists of a timber frame

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