SHEATHING

n. act of putting (a dagger, sword, etc.) into a sheath; act of covering with a protective coating

v. put into a sheath (of a dagger, sword, etc.); place within a casing; cover, coat

Noun
1. 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
(synonym) overlay, overlayer
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(derivation) sheathe

Verb
1. cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"
(hypernym) cover
(hyponym) invaginate
(derivation) sheathing, overlay, overlayer
2. enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
(antonym) unsheathe
(hypernym) envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
3. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
(hypernym) immerse, plunge

(p. pr. & a.)
Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing.
  

(n.)
That which sheathes.
  

A covering consisting of a smooth layer of wood placed over metal and secured to prevent any movement. (49CFR171)

Synonyms and related words:
beam, billet, blanketing, blocking, blotting out, board, boarding, case, casing, cementwork, clapboard, cloaking, clouding, coating, cord, cordwood, coverage, covering, curtaining, deal, driftwood, eclipse, eclipsing, encasement, enveloping, envelopment, enwrapment, enwrapping, firewood, hardwood, hiding, incrustation, lath, lathing, lathwork, laying on, log, lumber, mantling, masking, obduction, obscuring, occultation, overlaying, overspreading, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, pargeting, plank, planking, plasterwork, plyboard, plywood, pole, post, puncheon, screening, shake, sheath, sheathing board, sheeting, shielding, shingle, shrouding, sideboard, siding, slab, slat, softwood, splat, stave, stick, stick of wood, stovewood, stuccowork, superimposition, superposition, three-by-four, timber, timbering, timberwork, two-by-four, upholstering, upholstery, veiling, weatherboard, wood, wrapping