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Endophyllous :: Endophyllous (a.) Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.

Supravision :: Supravaginal (a.) Situated above or outside a sheath or vaginal membrane.

Evagination :: Evagination (n.) The act of unsheathing.

Coleorhiza :: Coleorhiza (n.) A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle..

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

Quiver :: Quiver (n.) A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.

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

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword..

Glove :: Glove (n.) A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic distinguishes the glove from the mitten..

Copper :: Copper (v. t.) To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship..

Endorhizous :: Endorhizous (a.) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants..

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..

Theca :: Theca (n.) A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord..

Unsheathe :: Unsheathe (v. t.) To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword..

Sheathed :: Sheathed (a.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate..

Beak :: Beak (n.) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds..

Boottopping :: Boottopping (n.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.

Dissheathe :: Dissheathe (v. i.) To become unsheathed.

Bandala :: Bandala (n.) A fabric made in Manilla from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).

Tenosynovitis :: Tenosynovitis (n.) Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.

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