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
   - overlay, overlayer

1. Cover with a protective sheathing
   "sheathe her face" 
2. Enclose with a sheath
   "sheathe a sword" 
3. Plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

Derived forms: sheathings

Type of: cover, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, immerse, plunge, protection, protective cover, protective covering, wrap

Antonym: unsheathe

• pietistic
• pietistical
• piety
• pietà
• piezo effect
• piezoelectric
• piezoelectric crystal
• piezoelectric effect
• piezoelectricity
• piezometer
• piffle
• piffling
• pig
• pig bed
• pig farm
• pig iron
• pig it
• pig Latin
• pig laurel
• pig lead
• pig out
• pig's ears
• pig-a-back
• pig-headedly
• pig-sized