Sheath Definition

shēth
sheaths
noun
sheaths
A contoured holder for the blade of a knife, sword, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar coverings.
American Heritage
A covering or receptacle resembling this, as the membrane around a muscle, a leaf base enveloping a stem of grass, etc.
Webster's New World
A woman's closefitting dress.
Webster's New World

Condom.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
sheaths

Sheathe.

Webster's New World
To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
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Other Word Forms of Sheath

Noun

Singular:
sheath
Plural:
sheaths

Origin of Sheath

  • From Middle English s(c)heth(e), from Old English scÄ“aþ, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz, possibly from a root skaiþ- ("split, divide"), related to *skaiþanÄ… (“separate"). Cognate with Dutch schede, Low German scheed, German Scheide, Danish skede, Norwegian skjede, Icelandic skeið.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English schethe from Old English scēath skei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sheath Sentence Examples

  • Extracting the cell phone from its sheath, she dialed Alex.

  • Carmen showered and donned a simple sheath dress and didn't ask Alex what they should wear.

  • She replaced her knife in its sheath and looked around for more bodies.

  • The epithem is frequently surrounded by a sheath of cuticularized cells.

  • The right sheath C (outer process of the ninth abdominal segment-9) is shown in connexion with the guide B formed by the inner processes of the 9th segment.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHE

Words Ending With

HTHATH

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Words Starting With S and Ending With H

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With H