sheathe

[Sheathe]

The verb sheathe means to place in a sheath. What's a sheath? Well, that's any kind of protective covering.

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To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.

Verb
plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

Verb
enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"

Verb
cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"


v. t.
To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.

v. t.
To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.

v. t.
To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.

v. t.
To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.


Sheathe

Sheathe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheathed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating.] [Written also sheath.] 1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes.
'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now.
2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak. 3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper. 4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace.

To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.

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