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Sheath :: Sheath (n.) Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part..

Slip :: Slip (n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like..

Strap :: Strap (n.) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses..

Facing :: Facing (n.) A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an earthen slope, sea wall, etc. , to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed surface..

Coleopterous :: Coleopterous (a.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.

Vaginal :: Vaginal (a.) Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the vaginal process of the temporal bone..

Case Knife :: Case knife () A knife carried in a sheath or case.

Ochreated :: Ochreated (a.) Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass..

Bowie Knife :: Bowie knife () A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long, and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife, and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife..

Involucrum :: Involucrum (n.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the Siphonophora.

Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.

Sheathy :: Sheathy (a.) Forming or resembling a sheath or case.

Invaginated :: Invaginated (a.) Sheathed.

Vaginati :: Vaginati (n. pl.) A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.

Guard :: Guard (v. t.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.

Invaginate :: Invaginate (v. t.) To insert as in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.

Laminiplantar :: Laminiplantar (a.) Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except the larks..

Myeloidin :: Myeloidin (n.) A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers..

Vaginopennous :: Vaginopennous (a.) Having elytra; sheath-winged.

Copper-bottomed :: Copper-bottomed (a.) Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship..

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