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verb

Sheathe v. t. (past & past part. sheathed; pres. part. sheating)

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."

To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.

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

To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. (R.)

To sheathe the sword, to make peace.

adjective

Sheathed adj.

Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.

(Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.

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Etymology of 'Sheathed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... ally the lily of the valley, which it also resembles in its mucilaginous properties. It is called "Chokli-bi,"* [It is also found on the top of Sinchul, near Dorjiling.] and its young flower-heads, sheathed in tender green leaves, form an excellent vegetable. Nor must I forget to include amongst the eatable plants of this hungry country, young shoots of the mountain-bamboo, which are good either raw or boiled, and may be obtained up to 12,000 ...

— Himalayan Journals (Complete) • J. D. Hooker

... said Donald, peering into the face of the dead man, "you'll no pe shust that very weel, I'm thinkin. The heelan claymore 'll not acree with your Spanish stomach. But it's goot medicine for rogues, for all that." Having thus apostrophized the slain man, Donald sheathed his weapon, muttering as he did so: "Ta cowartly togs can fight no more's a ...

— Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 - Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative • Alexander Leighton

... two, both sessile, or one sessile and the other pedicelled on a peduncle which is more or less sheathed by a proper spathe, divaricate ...

— A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses • Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

... his quick fury evaporated, sheathed his sword, thanked the king for his courtesy, and proposed a return to the camp. But this was not easy of accomplishment. A garbled report of the tumult in the palace had spread to the streets, where it was rumored that Christian spies had been introduced into the palace with treasonable ...

— Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII • Charles Morris

... gone with his companions who, sorely damaged, swam to the farther side of the canal and vanished, the third man, he whom they had first met, sheathed his knife. With many bows and cringes he pulled up the pole and pushed the punt to the steps of the house over which the flag hung, where people were gathering, drawn by ...

— Red Eve • H. Rider Haggard

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