SHEATHE
\ʃˈiːð], \ʃˈiːð], \ʃ_ˈiː_ð]\
Definitions of SHEATHE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
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cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"
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enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
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plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
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To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
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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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To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
By Oddity Software
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To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
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To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
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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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To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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