clad

Clad means to have bonded a metal surface with another metal.

(verb)

An example of clad is to bond stainless steel over aluminum to make an attractive cooking pot that evenly conducts the heat.

The definition of clad is dressed or covered in.

(adjective)

An example of clad used as an adjective is the phrase pine clad forest.

See clad in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb clad, cladding

adjective

clothed; dressed
having a layer of some other metal or of an alloy bonded to it: clad steel, clad coins

See clad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb clad clad, clad·ding, clads

Origin:

Origin: Back-formation from cladding

verb

A past tense and a past participle of clothe.

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