sheathe /shēdh/ transitive verb

To put into or cover with a sheath or casing

sheathed /shēdhd/ adjective

Having, or enclosed in, a sheath

sheathˈing /-dh-/ noun

1. That which sheathes
2. Casing
3. The covering of a ship's bottom

sheathˈless adjective

sheathˈy /-th- or -dh-/ adjective

Sheathlike

sheathˈbill noun

Either of two Antarctic seabirds (genus Chionis) having a white plumage and a horny sheath at the base of the bill

sheath dress see n above.

sheathfish see sheatfish

sheath knife noun

A knife encased in a sheath

sheathˈ-winged adjective (zoology)

Coleopterous

sheathe the sword (literary)

To end war