Lexic.us

Definition of Sheath

1. Noun. A protective covering (as for a knife or sword).

2. Noun. An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part.

3. Noun. A dress suitable for formal occasions.

Definition of Sheath

1. n. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.

Definition of Sheath

1. Noun. A scabbard; a holster for a sword. ¹

2. Noun. Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case. ¹

3. Noun. A tight-fitting dress. ¹

4. Noun. (British) A condom. ¹

5. Noun. The foreskin of certain animals, e.g. dogs and horses. ¹

6. Verb. To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sheath

1. to sheathe [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sheathe

Medical Definition of Sheath

1. A protective covering. The lower part of leaf enveloping stem or culm. A secreted, tubular structure formed around a chain of cells or around a bundle of filaments, cells within a sheath may or may not subsequently separate from the sheath. A layer of outer membrane covering the bacterial flagella. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheath

shearling shearlings shearman shearmen shears sheartail sheartails shearwall shearwalls shearwater

shearwaters sheas sheat sheatfish sheatfishes sheath (current term) sheath-winged sheath cake sheath knife sheath knives

sheath ligaments sheath of Key and Retzius sheath of Schwann sheath of Schweigger-Seidel sheath of thyroid gland sheath pile sheath rot

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