v.
Pronunciation: ' sh ē th
Variant: also sheath \ ' sh ē th \
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: 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 \ ' sh ē - th ə r, -th ə r \ noun