transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshēth ]
transitive verb
also sheath ˈshēth
( sheathed ; sheath·ing )
Etymology: Middle English shethen, from shethe sheath
Date: 15th century
1. : to put into or furnish with a sheath
2. : to plunge or bury (as a sword) in flesh
3. : to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath
4. : to case or cover with something (as sheets of metal) that protects
• sheath·er ˈshē-thər, -thər noun