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

Sheating :: Sheating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheath.

Medullated :: Medullated (a.) Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber..

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..

Sheath :: Sheath (n.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses..

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

Perineurium :: Perineurium (n.) The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma..

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

Nonmedullated :: Nonmedullated (a.) Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber..

Vaginula :: Vaginula (n.) A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses..

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

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

Ochrea :: Ochrea (n.) A kind of sheath formed by two stipules united round a stem.

Cot :: Cot (n.) A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger..

Sheathed :: Sheathed (imp. & p. p.) of Sheath.

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

Spathed :: Spathed (a.) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.

Vaginant :: Vaginant (a.) Serving to in invest, or sheathe; sheathing..

Pronghorn :: Pronghorn (n.) An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually. Called also cabree, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope..

Scabbard :: Scabbard (n.) The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath..

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