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verb

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.

adjective

Sheathed adj.

Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.

(Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.

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Etymology of 'Sheathed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sheathed" Quotes from Famous Books

... in second century, to be a crusading force.] As the first spread of Islam was due to the sword, so when the sword was sheathed Islam ceased to spread. The apostles and missionaries of Islam were, as we have seen, the martial tribes of Arabia—that is to say, the grand military force organized by Omar, and by him launched upon ...

— Two Old Faiths - Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans • J. Murray Mitchell and William Muir

... thoughts as these, the martial Russell sheathed his warlike sword and walked back again toward the castle. Here he entered the hall where the others were talking, and, passing through, entered the well-remembered room where he had been confined. He looked all around. He was alone. He walked ...

— A Castle in Spain - A Novel • James De Mille

... escapes me at the sight of Rose sheathed from head to foot in a long green-velvet tunic that falls heavily around her, without ornament or jewellery. From the high velvet collar, her head rises like a flower from its calyx; and I have never beheld a richer harmony than that of her golden ...

— The Choice of Life • Georgette Leblanc

... these words, looking him full in the face, almost laughing, but sheathed and erect in the white tunic which seemed to defend her person against the liberties of his thought. He, the conqueror, the irresistible, had never before met one of this audacious and headstrong breed. He brought to bear upon her, therefore, all the magnetic currents of his seductiveness, ...

— The Nabob • Alphonse Daudet

... now the weary sword Was sheathed, and luxury with Charles restored; 140 In every taste of foreign courts improved, 'All, by the king's example,[148] lived and loved.' Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel, Newmarket's glory rose, as Britain's ...

— The Poetical Works Of Alexander Pope, Vol. 1 • Alexander Pope et al

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