cladding

  1. Noun.  Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fiber.
  2. Noun.  (context, construction) a weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US).
  3. Verb.  (present participle of, clad) .

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