sheathing

Main Entry:
sheathe [sheeth]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: envelop
Synonyms: cover, encase, enclose, surround, wrap
Main Entry: lining
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: interlining
Synonyms: bushing, covering, filling, inner coating, inner layer, liner, padding, quilting, sheathing, stuffing, wadding, wainscot, wainscoting, wall
Main Entry: sheath
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: case
Synonyms: cover, covering, scabbard, sheathing, spathe, wrapping
Main Entry: lamina
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: skin
Synonyms: bark, carapace, case, casing, coating, crust, cutis, derma, dermis, epidermis, fell, film, fur, hide, hull, husk, integument, jacket, membrane, outside, parchment, peel, pelt, rind, sheath, sheathing, shell, shuck, slough, surface, tegument, vellum
Main Entry: draw back
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: retract from position
Synonyms: deduct, discount, pull back, recede, recoil, reel in, retreat, sheathe, shrink, start back, subtract, take away, withdraw
Antonyms: forge, go forward, start
Main Entry: encapsulate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encase
Synonyms: box, cover, enclose, envelop, sheathe, wrap
Main Entry: envelop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encase, hide
Synonyms: blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up
Notes: envelop is the verb; envelope is the noun
Antonyms: free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap
Main Entry: face
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put paint or finish on
Synonyms: clad, coat, cover, decorate, dress, finish, front, level, line, overlay, plaster, polish, redecorate, refinish, remodel, sheathe, shingle, side, skin, smooth, surface, veneer
Main Entry: line
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put covering inside object
Synonyms: bush, ceil, cover, encrust, face, fill, incrust, interline, overlay, panel, quilt, reinforce, sheath, stuff, wad, wainscot
Antonyms: strip, unline
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