reclad
verb
re·clad
(ˌ)rē-ˈklad 
reclad also recladded; recladding; reclads
: to clad again or anew
The brick-faced garage, built in 1980, would be reclad with a warm-colored base of terracotta louvers and perforated metal panels grouped in a vertical grid.—
Donna Goodison
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All the fireplaces were reclad and the floors were redone.
—Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
In this case, commission research has found that although the schoolhouse’s original dark brick facade was reclad sometime in the early 20th century, the structure retains its 19th-century form and four-bay facade configuration, including its characteristic separate entrances for girls and boys.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
Klein and friends reclad the post-and-beam structure to keep it from falling apart but kept it without plumbing or electricity.
—Jenny Xie, Curbed, 25 June 2021
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Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024
In this case, commission research has found that although the schoolhouse’s original dark brick facade was reclad sometime in the early 20th century, the structure retains its 19th-century form and four-bay facade configuration, including its characteristic separate entrances for girls and boys.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
Klein and friends reclad the post-and-beam structure to keep it from falling apart but kept it without plumbing or electricity.
—Jenny Xie, Curbed, 25 June 2021
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“Reclad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclad. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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