Synonyms

cladding

[klad-ing] Origin

clad·ding

[klad-ing]
noun
1.
the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usually to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
2.
metal bonded to an inner core of another metal.

Origin:
1880–85; clad2 + -ing1

un·der·clad·ding, noun

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clad

1[klad]
verb
1.
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
adjective (usually used in combination)
2.
dressed: ill-clad vagrants.
3.
covered: vine-clad cottages.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English cladd(e), Old English clāthod(e) clothed. See clothe, -ed2

clad

2[klad]
verb (used with object), clad, clad·ding.
to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.

Origin:
1935–40; special use of clad1
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cladding (ˈklædɪŋ)
 
n
1.  the process of protecting one metal by bonding a second metal to its surface
2.  the protective coating so bonded to metal
3.  the material used for the outside facing of a building, etc

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clad
1300, alternative pt. and pp. of clothe, from O.E. geclæþd, pp. of clæþan "to clothe," from clað "cloth."
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