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sheathing

  • /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/

noun sheathings

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sheathe

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@misc{sheathing_2026,
  title = {sheathing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheathing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}