SHEATHE


Meaning of SHEATHE in English

(~s, sheathing, ~d)

1.

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

The television was ~d in a snug coverlet.

...her long legs, ~d in sheer black tights.

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

2.

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

He ~d the knife and strapped it to his shin.

VERB: V n

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