Definition of sheathe

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Sheathe (v. t.) To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper..

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Sheather :: Sheather (n.) One who sheathes.
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..
Insheathe :: Insheathe (v. t.) To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe.
Vaginant :: Vaginant (a.) Serving to in invest, or sheathe; sheathing..
Missheathed :: Missheathed (a.) Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place.
Quivered :: Quivered (a.) Sheathed, as in a quiver..
Obtundent :: Obtundent (n.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as demulcent..
Sheathe :: Sheathe (v. t.) To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles..
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..
Invaginated :: Invaginated (a.) Sheathed.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword..
Sheathed :: Sheathed (imp. & p. p.) of Sheath.
Exophyllous :: Exophyllous (a.) Not sheathed in another leaf.
Sheathing :: Sheathing (n.) That which sheathes.
Sheathed :: Sheathed (a.) Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath..
Dissheathe :: Dissheathe (v. i.) To become unsheathed.
Copper :: Copper (v. t.) To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship..
Exorhiza :: Exorhiza (n.) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule.
Sheathe :: Sheathe (v. t.) To fit or furnish, as with a sheath..
Sheathless :: Sheathless (a.) Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
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