Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A coarse paper laid on or under the metallic sheathing of ships, and used for other like purposes; lining-paper.
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Examples
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To further aid in heat insulation we have glued to the inner face of the different panels a patented material composed of two layers of sheathing-paper inclosing a half-inch of hair-felt.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913
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Tarred sheathing-paper answers the purpose very well.
Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover 1882
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To work, then, Mark and Bob went to put on the sheathing-paper and copper that had thus bountifully been provided for them, as soon as the seams were well payed.
The Crater James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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