Sheathing

Sheathing may refer to:

Engineering and technology

 * Copper sheathing, on a wooden ship's hull to protect against fouling and shipworm
 * Sheathing as electrical insulation on a wire or cable, see electrical cable
 * Sheathing as protection against physical damage, see armoured cable
 * Sheathing to reduce heat transfer, see pipe insulation

Construction

 * Cladding (construction)
 * Rigid panel
 * Sheathing wrap or housewrap
 * Siding (construction)

Other uses

 * Sheathing, the action of putting a bladed weapon into a sheath or scabbard