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