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Sheathe v. t. (past & past part. sheathed; pres. part. sheating)

To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. "The leopard... keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes." "'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now."

To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.

To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.

To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. (R.)

To sheathe the sword, to make peace.

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Etymology of 'Sheathe'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sheathe" Quotes from Famous Books

... happily terminated, the Christian army advanced towards Egypt and Persia; nor did the Champions ever again sheathe their swords, or unlock their armour, till the subversion of those ancient Empires was accomplished. This being done, they took truce of the world, and triumphantly marched towards Christendom; in which journey they erected many stately monuments in remembrance of their victories ...

— The Seven Champions of Christendom • W. H. G. Kingston

... occur without the rod. The true method is to encase the building in a network of rods, when it will take its charge quietly like a Leyden jar. Taking the case of a powder mill, it would be sufficient to surround it with a conducting material, to sheathe its roof, walls, and ground-floor with thick sheet copper, and then no electrical effect could occur within it on account of any thunderstorm outside. There would be no need of any earth connection. We might even place a layer of asphalte between the copper floor and the ...

— The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 • Various

... barbarous; but a believer in the inspiration of the bible is compelled to say there was a time when slavery was right, when polygamy was the highest form of virtue, when wars of extermination were waged with the sword of mercy, and when the creator of the whole world commanded the soldier to sheathe the dagger of murder in the dimpled breast of infancy. The believer of inspiration of the bible is compelled to say there was a time when it was right for a husband to murder his wife because they differed upon subjects ...

— Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest • Robert Green Ingersoll

... Heavens! what wouldst thou do? Sheathe, I command thee, sheathe that fatal sword.—Oh, night of horrors!... hear me... Perhaps Atrides Has ...

— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 • Charles Dudley Warner

... who have sworn never to sheathe the sword until we are wiped from the face of the earth will begin to squeal," remarked the Imperial Chancellor with a laugh. "And especially if we can carry out Professor Hoheisel's plan and create a pestilence. It must be tried in Russia first, and then in England," ...

— The Minister of Evil - The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia • William Le Queux

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