About The Word Sheathe
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Sheathe
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What's The Definition Of Sheathe?
[v] plunge or bury in flesh, as of a knife, sword, or tusk
[v] enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword" [v] cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sheathe: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sheathe: See Also | cover | enclose | enfold | envelop | enwrap | immerse | invaginate | plunge | wrap Sheathe In Webster's Dictionary \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. --Grew.
'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now.
--Dryden.
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.
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