Sheathing


Pronunciation key

( shēth′iŋ )

sheath•ing

n.

Sheathing
Sheathing

[ME. schethe AS. sceath; akin to G. scheide; IE. base * sqēi-, to cut split, divide; the earliest form of sheath was probably a stick].

  1. Act of placing something in or, encasing with a sheath.
  2. Something that sheathes or encases. A covering, casing, specifically, the inner covering of boards or waterproof material on the roof or outside wall of a frame house. Also the protective covering of a ship's bottom or hull. The material used for either of these.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005
  • Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Arrangement and Attachment

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