01 n. The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- ca…
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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.(Mach.) Also: deading, cleading
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Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches.