noun
cladding
Cladding (noun) means Clothing; clothes.
noun
1
Clothing; clothes.
2
Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
3
A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
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Etymology
From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.
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What is the meaning of cladding?
"cladding" (noun) means clothing; clothes.
What are the different meanings of cladding?
"cladding" has 3 main meanings: 1. Clothing; clothes; 2. Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre; 3. A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.