Verb (used with object), : to sheathe a roof with copper. From Dictionary.com.
Yes, you can add corner bracing, but full house wood sheathing is best for resisting wind. From Wordnik.com. [Better funding through Chemistry: Gore and Dow Chemicals. | RedState] Reference
The pearly outer sheathing is translucent, obscuring the glowing interior and giving it a muffled shimmer. From Wordnik.com. [The Treatment] Reference
And on top of that, some of the sheathing, which is important, was not the right sheathing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2008] Reference
The frame above and below is covered with half-inch cedar sheathing, which is not less than six inches in width. From Wordnik.com. [Four Months in a Sneak-Box] Reference
The sheathing plank for the forms was 2-in. hemlock. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
He looked about, now, for a more congenial sheathing. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
Her flesh-sheathing fey; cring'd she down on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats] Reference
Then sheathing it, he turned and stamped from the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Trail] Reference
There is no sheathing on the roof beneath these shingles. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884] Reference
At one point there was a jagged break in the inside sheathing. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail] Reference
Eight are for sheathing of various kinds put on in varied modes. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
To his delight, the sheathing was already being rolled out in quantity. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung] Reference
In this the leaves are long and pointed, but also sheathing at the base. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
Daoud circled away, sheathing his saif and pulling his bow from its case. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Lanko was sheathing the weapon, his whole bearing expressing unwilling relinquishment. From Wordnik.com. [The Players] Reference
It seems surprising that such a terracotta sheathing should be applied on a structure of stone. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
This will allow your contractor to check whether rot, mold, or insects has damaged the sheathing. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Is it okay to put new shingles right over old ones?] Reference
Some moderns say, an angel was seen sheathing his sword on the stately pile of Adrian's sepulchre. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
"Clean up your filth!" said Doom in the Gaelic, sheathing his sword and turning to join his daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
I reared myself to my full height, my jacket hung over the shoulder and my glovey-loves sheathing my hands. From Wordnik.com. [Magic X] Reference
Endodermis the innermost layer of the cortex abutting on and forming a sheathing layer round the stele, 32. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
Then, sheathing their swords and removing their caps, the ushers fall into line at the end of the procession. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Silky dark hair curved back beneath her close-fitting hat like a raven's wing, sheathing her small, fine head. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
The muscular part of the internal oblique giving off, E, the cremaster; its tendon sheathing the rectus muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
It would not be easy apart from their position to distinguish between a tubular sheathing leaf and a hollow stem. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
A sheathing on the outside plank between the timbers is laid vertically and fastened to horizontal furring strips. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888] Reference
Another way is to take a piece of heavy, rough sheathing paper a bit smaller than the rug and lay the rug on that. From Wordnik.com. [Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use] Reference
In draining through flowing sand, especially if there be a quick descent, the precaution of sheathing tiles is resorted to. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
It occurs somewhat abundantly in Rome, having been a favourite material with the old Romans for sheathing walls and tables. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood] Reference
But any savings you reap could cost you more later if the sheathing under the shingles is damaged and you don't replace it now. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Is it okay to put new shingles right over old ones?] Reference
He proposes to force into this trough very tightly pieces of teak, and to the teak, thus embedded, he nails a sheathing of zinc. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.] Reference
If these organs remained in a rudimentary condition, the tube of the calyx would be reduced to the condition of a sheathing leaf. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
Sheet copper is used for sheathing for ships, for boilers, and for various chemical processes carried on by electricity or by acids. From Wordnik.com. [Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation] Reference
~ Copper is extensively used for electrical purposes, for roofs and cornices, for sheathing the bottom of ships, and for making alloys. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Builders wrap the entire house in plywood, underneath the siding, instead of the foam insulation that some previously used as sheathing. From Wordnik.com. [The Aftermath: Built Like a Brick House] Reference
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