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Verkleidung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cladding noun Clothing; clothes.
  • cowling noun A young or little cow; calf.
  • disguise noun Clothing, makeup, or other means used to hide one's identity or look like someone else.
  • facing adj Positioned so as to point or look toward something.
  • fairing noun A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair.
  • panel noun A flat rectangular section set into a larger surface, such as a wall, door, or fence.
  • siding noun Material used to cover and protect the outer walls of a building.
  • trim verb To cut away excess from something to neaten it.

Senses

Verkleidung is used for these senses in English:

  • cladding (construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
  • disguise Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
  • facing The most external portion of exterior siding.
  • fairing A covering on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that streamlines it (i.e., produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag). [from 20th c.]
  • panel A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
  • siding (North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
  • trim (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

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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