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6 days ago · sheath in British English. (ʃiːθ ) noun Word forms: plural sheaths (ʃiːðz ) 1. a case or covering for the blade of a knife, sword, etc. 2. any similar close-fitting case. 3. biology. an enclosing or protective structure, such as a leaf base encasing the stem of a plant.
4 days ago · sheath (plural sheaths) A holster for a sword; a scabbard. (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide . ( botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses. ( electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical ...
sheath - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. ... pl. sheaths (shēᵺz), USA pronunciation v. n. a case or covering for the blade of a ...
Sheath definition: An enveloping tubular structure, such as the base of a grass leaf that surrounds the stem or the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber.
The verb sheathe means to place in a sheath. What's a sheath? Well, that's any kind of protective covering.
Botany. A tubular or enrolled part or organ of a plant; the part of an expanded organ that is rolled round a stem or other body, as the spathe of a flower, the lower part of the leaves of grasses, etc. 1672. The Plume in Corn is trussed up within a membranous Sheath. N. Grew, Anatomy of Vegetables i. 34.
Definition of sheath noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
