sheathing

sheathing
/shee"dhing/, n.
1. the act of a person who sheathes.
2. something that sheathes; a covering or outer layer of metal, wood, or other material, as one of metal plates on a ship's bottom, the first covering of boards on a house, etc.
3. material for forming any such covering.
[1490-1500; SHEATHE + -ING1]

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