sheath

[Sheath]

A sheath is a protective case for a knife or a sword. The most exciting part of a staged sword fight might be the moment when the hero pulls his weapon out of its sheath.

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A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

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a dress suitable for formal occasions

Noun
a protective covering for a knife or sword

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an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

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A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

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Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.

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The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.

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One of the elytra of an insect.

Sheath

Sheath , n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc&aemac;&edh;, sce'a0&edh;, sc&emac;&edh;; akin to OS. sk&emac;&edh;ia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skei&edh;ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to part. See Shed.] 1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew.

2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. (b) (Zo'94l.) One of the elytra of an insect. Medullary sheath. (Anat.) See under Medullary. -- Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma. -- Sheath knife, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a sheath. -- Sheath of Schwann. (Anat.) See Schwann's sheath.

A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

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