CLAD

see: clothe II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, past participle of clothen to clothe Date: 14th century being covered or clothed , consisting of outer layers of one metal bonded to a core of a different metal, III. transitive verb (~; ~ding) Date: 1939 sheathe , face , IV. noun Date: 1941 1. a composite material formed by ~ding, a ~ coin, ~ding