sheaths

Variant of sheath

sheath definition

sheath (s̸hēt̸h)

noun pl. sheaths (s̸hēt̸hz, s̸hēt̸hs)

  1. a case for the blade of a knife, sword, etc.
  2. a covering or receptacle resembling this, as the membrane around a muscle, a leaf base enveloping a stem of grass, etc.
  3. a woman's closefitting dress
  4. Brit. condom

Etymology: ME schethe < OE sceath, akin to Ger scheide < IE base *skei-, to cut, split, divide (> L scire, to know): the earliest form of sheath was prob. a split stick

transitive verb

sheathe

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