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sheathe

[ sheeth ]

verb (used with object)

sheathed, sheathing.
  1. to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
  2. to plunge (a sword, dagger, etc.) in something as if in a sheath.
  3. to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering.
  4. to cover or provide with a protective layer or sheathing:

    to sheathe a roof with copper.

  5. to cover (a cable, electrical connector, etc.) with a metal sheath for grounding.


sheathe

/ 蕛颈藧冒 /

verb

  1. to insert (a knife, sword, etc) into a sheath
  2. (esp of cats) to retract (the claws)
  3. to surface with or encase in a sheath or sheathing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉丑别补迟丑顎侥谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sheathe1

1350鈥1400; Middle English shethen, derivative of sheath
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A graduate of music videos, Saxon 鈥 like the Gondrys and Jonzes before him 鈥 excels at sheathing his yarn in idiosyncratic humor, atmosphere and technique.

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A gate in the barrier opened and Border Patrol, Marines and Army officials showed reporters how both fences were now sheathed in concertina wire.

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At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.

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One foot was bare, the other was sheathed in a dirty sock.

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The objects include stone knives with handles made of grass resin sheathed in paperbark bound with string.

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