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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: sheathing, overlay, overlayer]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sheathing \Sheath"ing\, p. pr. & a. from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sheathing \Sheath"ing\, n. That which sheathes. Specifically: (a) The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing. (b) (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sheathing n 1: 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 [syn: sheathing, overlay, overlayer]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

89 Moby Thesaurus words for "sheathing": beam, billet, blanketing, blocking, blotting out, board, boarding, case, casing, cementwork, clapboard, cloaking, clouding, coating, cord, cordwood, coverage, covering, curtaining, deal, driftwood, eclipse, eclipsing, encasement, enveloping, envelopment, enwrapment, enwrapping, firewood, hardwood, hiding, incrustation, lath, lathing, lathwork, laying on, log, lumber, mantling, masking, obduction, obscuring, occultation, overlaying, overspreading, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, pargeting, plank, planking, plasterwork, plyboard, plywood, pole, post, puncheon, screening, shake, sheath, sheathing board, sheeting, shielding, shingle, shrouding, sideboard, siding, slab, slat, softwood, splat, stave, stick, stick of wood, stovewood, stuccowork, superimposition, superposition, three-by-four, timber, timbering, timberwork, two-by-four, upholstering, upholstery, veiling, weatherboard, wood, wrapping