sheathing
noun
sheath·ing
ˈshē-t͟hiŋ 
-thiŋ
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Espinosa holds up a length of wire extending from the box, its black sheathing bearing fresh little scars.
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Vinyl Siding Installation Step #6: Siding the Walls Next, nail strips of 1/2-inch rigid-foam sheathing to both sides of the corners and nail the corner trim over these strips.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
One roll of No. 6 copper wire, covered in bright green sheathing.
—Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
Some builders stick the membrane at the top to the house wrap, rather than the sheathing, but Building Science Corp., which runs that website, says that traps any moisture that gets through the house wrap.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The pink doors on the IKEA cabinets and glamorous sheathings of brass make the kitchen the house’s centerpiece.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
The music building’s exterior of striated concrete panels and wood-like phenolic sheathing grabs your attention with its sculptural forms.
—Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
Each spool was covered in either red, black, blue or white sheathing.
—Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
Flames soon rose into the attic, crowded with rafters and sheathing.
—Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
Vinyl Siding Installation Step #6: Siding the Walls Next, nail strips of 1/2-inch rigid-foam sheathing to both sides of the corners and nail the corner trim over these strips.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
One roll of No. 6 copper wire, covered in bright green sheathing.
—Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
Some builders stick the membrane at the top to the house wrap, rather than the sheathing, but Building Science Corp., which runs that website, says that traps any moisture that gets through the house wrap.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
The pink doors on the IKEA cabinets and glamorous sheathings of brass make the kitchen the house’s centerpiece.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
The music building’s exterior of striated concrete panels and wood-like phenolic sheathing grabs your attention with its sculptural forms.
—Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
Each spool was covered in either red, black, blue or white sheathing.
—Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
Flames soon rose into the attic, crowded with rafters and sheathing.
—Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
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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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