also sheath transitive verb (~d; sheathing) Etymology: Middle English shethen, from shethe sheath Date: 15th century to put into or furnish with a sheath, to plunge or bury (as a sword) in flesh, to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath, to case or cover with something (as sheets of metal) that protects, ~r noun
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Meaning of SHEATHE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012