"sheathing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/ Forms: sheathings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sheathing (countable and uncountable, plural sheathings)
  1. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sheathing-en-noun-BqtoAcav

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sheathing
  1. present participle and gerund of sheathe Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sheathe
    Sense id: en-sheathing-en-verb-ajVkNYNc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sheathing meaning in English (1.4kB)

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