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nounprotective 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
Definition that contains sheathing
- plate a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- scale a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- shell a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- sheathe cover with a protective sheathing
- canna any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
- arisaema triphyllum common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
- jack-in-the-pulpit common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
- indian turnip common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
- wake-robin common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
- maranta any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves