cladding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Clothing; clothes.
  2. Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
  3. A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of clad

Pronunciation

/ˈklædɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cladding.wav

Word forms

cladding claddings

Etymology

From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.

Synonyms

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