sheathe

sheathe
Synonyms and related words:
apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedrape, board, box, brick, bundle up, case, clad, clapboard, clothe, cover, crate, deck, dight, drape, dress, dud, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, enclothe, endue, enfold, enrobe, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, face, garb, garment, glass, glaze, habilitate, invest, jacket, lap, lath, muffle up, pack, package, panel, paper, plank, rag out, raiment, revet, robe, shake, shingle, shroud, side, skin, slate, smother, stone, surround, swaddle, swathe, thatch, tile, tire, veneer, wall in, wall up, wallpaper, weatherboard, wrap, wrap about, wrap up

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  • Sheathe — 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. [1913 Webster] The leopard . . . keeps the claws of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sheathe — index cover (guard), ensconce, enshroud, envelop, protect, shroud Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • sheathe — [ʃi:ð] v [T] literary [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: sheath] 1.) to put a knife or sword into a sheath ▪ He sheathed his sword. 2.) be sheathed in/with sth to be covered by something ▪ The grassy hills were sheathed in mist …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sheathe — [ ʃið ] verb transitive 1. ) LITERARY to put a weapon such as a sword into a SHEATH 2. ) usually passive to cover and protect something: sheathed with copper …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sheathe — (v.) c.1400, to furnish (a sword, etc.) with a sheath, from SHEATH (Cf. sheath); meaning to put (a sword, etc.) in a sheath is attested from early 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • sheathe — ► VERB 1) put (a knife or sword) into a sheath. 2) (often be sheathed in) encase in a close fitting or protective covering …   English terms dictionary

  • sheathe — [shēth] vt. sheathed, sheathing [ME schethen < schethe] 1. to put into a sheath or scabbard 2. to enclose in or protect with a case or covering [wood sheathed with tin] 3. to thrust (a sword, knife, etc.) into flesh 4. to retract (claws) …   English World dictionary

  • sheathe — en·sheathe; in·sheathe; sheathe; un·sheathe; …   English syllables

  • sheathe — UK [ʃiːð] / US [ʃɪð] verb [transitive] Word forms sheathe : present tense I/you/we/they sheathe he/she/it sheathes present participle sheathing past tense sheathed past participle sheathed 1) [usually passive] to cover and protect something 2)… …   English dictionary

  • sheathe — sheather, n. /sheedh/, v.t., sheathed, sheathing. 1. to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath. 2. to plunge (a sword, dagger, etc.) in something as if in a sheath. 3. to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering. 4. to cover or provide with …   Universalium

  • sheathe — verb Sheathe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blade, ↑dagger, ↑sword …   Collocations dictionary

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