Sheathe
[ʃiːð] or [ʃið]
Definition
(verb.) plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh.
(verb.) enclose with a sheath; 'sheathe a sword'.
(verb.) cover with a protective sheathing; 'sheathe her face'.
Editor: Will--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
(v. t.) To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
(v. t.) To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
(v. t.) To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.
Inputed by Clara
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Put into a sheath, enclose in a sheath.[2]. Cover, line, case.
Checker: Roberta
Examples
- We are now ready to sheathe the silo; let us begin on the inside. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Better die at once--better plunge a poinard in her bosom, still untouched by drear adversity, and then again sheathe it in my own! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Could he fold her in his arms and sheathe her in sleep? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- For siding, sheathing, sub-flooring, shingles, window casings and frames, redwood is much used, because of its resistance to decay, both from contact with moisture or dry rot. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The British navy asked him to discover what could be done to prevent the corrosion of copper sheathing on vessels, caused by salt water. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Adams between Baltimore and Washington, demonstrated that by sheathing the train to prevent retardation by the air, an average speed of 78. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Sheathing my bloody blade I advanced toward my Martian Princess, who still stood mutely gazing at me without sign of recognition. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Checker: Sinclair