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sheathing
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As a noun, sheathing means something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
Meanings of sheathing
2 meaningsnoun
Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
“When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added.”
Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
Similar: overlay, overlayer
verb
Present participle of sheathe
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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