Cleading

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lagging \Lag"ging\, n.
     1. (Mach.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as
        of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of
        heat; a covering of lags; -- called also {deading} and
        {cleading}.
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     2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib
        to another in the centering of arches.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cleading \Clead"ing\, n. [Scot., clothing. See {Cloth}.]
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     1. A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent
        radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of
        a steam engine.
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     2. The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.
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