sheathing

[ shee-thing ]

noun

1. the act of a person who sheathes.
2. 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.
3. material for forming any such covering.

sheathing

/ ˈʃiːðɪŋ /

noun

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

Other Words From

• under·sheathing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheathing¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; sheathe + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Sheathing his fury, he rode off rapidly toward the wagons, followed in silence by the others.

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By and by down by water on several Deall ships, and stood upon a stage in one place seeing calkers sheathing of a ship.

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The planking had been sawed, the timber cut with the hatchet, the ironwork with a file, the sheathing with the chisel.

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The tapping quickly showed him where the upright beams were located on the other side of the sheathing.

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It is used for concrete forms, sheathing, studding and for dairy containers and packages that must be odorless and tasteless.

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Related Words

• bark
• coating
• crust
• fur
• husk
• jacket
• membrane
• rind
• sheath
• surface