sheath
noun pl. sheaths
- a case for the blade of a knife, sword, etc.
- a covering or receptacle resembling this, as the membrane around a muscle, a leaf base enveloping a stem of grass, etc.
- a woman's closefitting dress
- Brit. condom
See sheath in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(shēth)
noun pl. sheaths sheaths (shēÞz, shēths) a. A case for a blade, as of a sword.
b. Any of various similar coverings.
- Biology 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.
- A close-fitting dress.
- A condom.
transitive verb sheathed sheathed,
sheath·ing,
sheaths sheaths (shēÞz, shēths) To encase or cover with or as if with a sheath; sheathe.
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