sheathing
noun
sheath·ing
ˈshē-t͟hiŋ 
-thiŋ
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The manufacturing process locks 70% of its carbon inside the product, such as wall sheathing, roof decking, and subflooring.
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Neurons become hyperactive, astrocytes and microglia become stuffed with lipids and less effective, and cells called oligodendrocytes fail to maintain the sheathing around nerve fibers.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024
This barn is on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, and it is built in the English/ New England hybrid style that normally had a gable roof and vertical sheathing.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
Espinosa holds up a length of wire extending from the box, its black sheathing bearing fresh little scars.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Neurons become hyperactive, astrocytes and microglia become stuffed with lipids and less effective, and cells called oligodendrocytes fail to maintain the sheathing around nerve fibers.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 12 Sep. 2024
This barn is on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, and it is built in the English/ New England hybrid style that normally had a gable roof and vertical sheathing.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
Espinosa holds up a length of wire extending from the box, its black sheathing bearing fresh little scars.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Sheathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheathing. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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sheathing
noun
sheath·ing
ˈshē-t͟hiŋ
-thiŋ
: material used to sheathe something
especially
: the first covering of boards or of waterproof material on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof
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