† sheathyadj.

Etymology: < sheath n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Of the nature of a sheath.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > encasing or sheathing > of nature of sheath

sheathy1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxv. 175 Hee that..shall with a needle put aside the short and sheathie cases on their [the earwigs'] backe, may extend and draw forth two winges.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1017 Under their sheathy wings..lye hid their membranous wings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sheathy
释义	† sheathyadj. Etymology: < sheath n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Of the nature of a sheath. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > encasing or sheathing > of nature of sheath sheathy1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxv. 175 Hee that..shall with a needle put aside the short and sheathie cases on their [the earwigs'] backe, may extend and draw forth two winges. View more context for this quotation 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1017 Under their sheathy wings..lye hid their membranous wings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1646
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