Sheathing Definition

shēthĭng
noun
Something that sheathes or encases; casing; specif., the inner covering of boards or waterproof material on the roof or outside wall of a frame house.
Webster's New World
The act of one that sheathes.
Webster's New World
An exterior covering on the underwater part of a ship's hull that protects it against marine growths.
American Heritage

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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verb

Present participle of sheathe.

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Other Word Forms of Sheathing

Noun

Singular:
sheathing
Plural:
sheathings

Sheathing Sentence Examples

  • Sheathing his dagger, he issued a sharp order to the girl.

  • The insulation is again tested, and if no fault is discovered the served core is passed through the sheathing machine, and the iron sheath and the outer covering are laid on.

  • It is a well-ascertained fact that the insulator, gutta-percha, is, when kept under water, practically imperishable, so that it is only the original strength of the sheathing wires and the deterioration allowable in them that have to be considered.

  • The leaf has a broadly sheathing base succeeded by a short stalk bearing the pitcher, which represents a much enlarged midrib with a winglike lamina.

  • The monocotyledons, one of the primary divisions of angiosperms, typically possess large Monocoty- leaves with broad Iedonous sheathing bases containType.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHE

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With S and Ending With G

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