SHEATHE


Meaning of SHEATHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃi:ð ]

( sheathes, sheathing, sheathed)

1.

If something is sheathed in a material or other covering, it is closely covered with it. ( LITERARY )

The television was sheathed in a snug coverlet.

...her long legs, sheathed in sheer black tights.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed in n , V-ed

2.

When someone sheathes a knife, they put it in its sheath. ( LITERARY )

He sheathed the knife and strapped it to his shin.

VERB : V n

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