sheath
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Is sheath a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.Synonyms: case, casing, cover, covering, envelopebroadly
2. (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
3. (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
4. (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
5. (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
6. (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
verb (English)
1. (uncommon) Alternative spelling of sheathe.Examples: "Nay, neuer beare me hence, diſpatch me heere: / Here ſheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death: [...]"; "Sheath your Dagger: / Be angry when you will, it ſhall haue ſcope: [...]"; "So when the gen'rous Lyon has in ſight / His equal match, he rouſes for the fight; / But when his foe lyes proſtrate on the plain, / He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane; / And, plea'd with bloudleſs honours of the day, / Walks over, and diſdains th' inglorious Prey, [...]"Antonyms: unsheathalt-ofalternativeuncommon
Definition source: Wiktionary