SHEATHING
sheathing, overlay, overlayer
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sheathing (plural sheathings)
Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
Verb
sheathing
present participle of sheathe
Source: Wiktionary
Sheath"ing, p. pr. & a.
Definition: from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves
of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.
Sheath"ing, n.
Definition: 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.
SHEATH
Sheath, n. Etym: [OE. schethe, AS. scæedh, sceáedh, sceedh; akin to
OS. skeedhia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan.
skede, Icel. skeiedhir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally
meaning, to separate, to part. See Shed.]
1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long
and slender instrument; a scabbard.
The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew. Spenser.
2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically:
(a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or
branch, as in grasses.
(b) (Zoöl.) One of the elytra of an insect. Medullary sheath. (Anat.)
See under Medullary.
– Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma.
– Sheath knife, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a sheath.
– Sheath of Schwann. (Anat.) See Schwann's sheath.
SHEATHE
Sheathe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating.]
Etym: [Written also sheath.]
1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with,
or as with, a sheath or case.
The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the
ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. Grew.
'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden.
2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak.
3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards,
sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
[R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition