Definitions for sheathing
ˈʃi ðɪŋsheath·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sheathing, overlay, overlayernoun

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sheathingnoun

   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.

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1. sheathing

   Sheathing refers to the protective or covering material used in various fields such as construction, electrical wiring, or plants. In construction, it is an outer layer of boards or other materials that is applied to the frame of a building to strengthen its structure and provide a base for other materials like siding or roofing. In electrical terminology, sheathing is the outer insulating cover that protects the inner conducting material. In botany, it can refer to the protective lower part of a leaf that wraps around the stem.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sheathing

   inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants

2. Sheathingnoun

   that which sheathes

3. Sheathingnoun

   the casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing

4. Sheathingnoun

   the first covering of boards on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material used for covering; ceiling boards in general

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sheathing

   Thin boards formerly placed between the ship's body and the sheets of copper, to protect the planks from the pernicious effects of the worm. Tar and hair, or brown paper dipped in tar and oil, is laid between the sheathing and the bottom. In 1613 a junk of 800 or 1000 tons was seen in Japan all sheeted with iron; and yet it was not attempted in Europe till more than a hundred years afterwards. But by 1783 ships of every class were coppered.

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1. • Protective Covering

How to pronounce sheathing?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sheathing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sheathing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sheathing in a Sentence

1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   Marine life is prevalent on the wreck, except on the copper sheathing which still retains its antifouling ability to keep the hull free of marine organism.

2. André Gide:

   Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sheathing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sheathing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheathing
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=sheathing