cladding
English
/ˈklædɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) Clothing; clothes.
- Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
- (construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US).
Etymology
Suffix from English clad.
Origin
English
clad