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revêtement — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cladding noun Clothing; clothes.
  • lining noun A layer of material covering or added to the inside of something.
  • pavement noun A hard-surfaced path for pedestrians at the side of a road (British usage; "sidewalk" in American English).
  • veneer noun A thin decorative layer of a finer material, usually wood, glued over a cheaper surface underneath.

Senses

revêtement is used for these senses in English:

  • cladding (construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
  • lining A covering for the inside surface of something.
  • pavement (now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]
  • tegument (uncommon) Something which covers; a covering or coating.
  • veneer A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

cladding — full definition

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

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