Thesaurus: sheathe
To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
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Definitions
- 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.
- v. cover with a protective sheathing
- v. enclose with a sheath
- v. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
- v:100 v. cover with a protective sheathing v. enclose with a sheath v. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh