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- DictionarySheath/SHēTH/
noun
- 1. a cover for the blade of a knife or sword. scabbardcase
- ▪ a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another: "the fatty sheath around nerve fibers" coveringcovercasecasingenvelopesleevewrappertechnical:tunicacapsulefascianeurilemmaepimysiumperimysiumperineuriumsarcolemmacoleoptilecoleorhizaocrea
- ▪ a protective covering around an electric cable.
- ▪ a woman's close-fitting dress: "a tight sheath of black and gold lurex"
- ▪ a condom. condomcontraceptiveprophylactictrademark:Durexinformal:johnnyrubbersafesafetyskindated:protectiveinformal, dated:French letterFrenchysomething for the weekend
Word Origin Old Englishscǣth, scēath ‘scabbard’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schede, German Scheide, also to the verb shed2.
Derivatives
- 1. sheathless adjective
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