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sheathe |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sheathe \Sheathe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheathed}; p. pr & vb n. {Sheating}.] [Written also sheath.] 1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with or as with a sheath or case. The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. --Grew. 'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now --Dryden. 2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. --Shak. 3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like as to sheathe a ship with copper. 4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] --Arbuthnot. {To sheathe the sword}, to make peace. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sheathe v 1: cover with a protective sheathing, as of a ship's bottom, for example 2: enclose with a sheath, as of a knife or sword [ant: {unsheathe}] 3: plunge or bury in flesh, as of a knife, sword, or tusk
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