sheathing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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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
verb cover with a protective sheathing
verb enclose with a sheath

That weather would soon clear the Conomo of her sheathing. — Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast, Holman Day
The gleaming curves of her neck and shoulders rose out of their filmy sheathings of lace. — Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
A great part of the copper sheathing had been torn from the hull, which every day sank lower. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne

overlay, overlayer

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