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Definition of 'sheathing'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sheathing
a covering or outer layer, as one of metal plates on a ship's bottom.

2. sheathing
material for forming any such covering.

3. sheathing
the act of a person who sheathes.

Etymology: (1490–1500)

Definition of 'sheathing'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sheathing, overlay, overlayer
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

Definition of 'sheathing'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sheathing
that which sheathes

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

3. (noun) sheathing
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

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

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