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sheathe
(shēth)tr.v. sheathed, sheath·ing, sheathes
1. To insert into or provide with a sheath.
2. To retract (a claw) into a sheath.
3. To enclose with a protective covering; encase.
[Middle English schethen, from schethe, sheath; see sheath.]
sheath′er n.
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Adj. | 1. | sheathed - enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed" unsheathed, bare - not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" |
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