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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sheath•ing /ˈʃiðɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. - Building[countable] a covering or outer layer.
- Building material for forming any such covering:[uncountable]rubber sheathing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheath•ing (shē′ᵺing),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person who sheathes.
- Buildingsomething 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. - Buildingmaterial for forming any such covering.
- sheathe + -ing1 1490–1500
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sheathing /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/ n - any material used as an outer layer, as on a ship's hull
- boarding, etc, used to cover the wall studding or roof joists of a timber frame
sheathe /ʃið/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], sheathed, sheath•ing. - to put (a sword, etc.) into a sheath:The knights were warned to sheathe their swords.
- to close in with a covering like a sheath:to sheathe electrical wires with an insulator.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sheathe (shēᵺ),USA pronunciation v.t., sheathed, sheath•ing. - to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
- to plunge (a sword, dagger, etc.) in something as if in a sheath.
- to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering.
- Buildingto cover or provide with a protective layer or sheathing:to sheathe a roof with copper.
- Electricityto cover (a cable, electrical connector, etc.) with a metal sheath for grounding.
- Middle English shethen, derivative of sheath 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sheathe /ʃiːð/ vb (transitive)- to insert (a knife, sword, etc) into a sheath
- (esp of cats) to retract (the claws)
- to surface with or encase in a sheath or sheathing
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