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Definition of 'sheath'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sheath
a case or close-fitting covering, esp. one for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.

2.  sheath
a closely enveloping part or structure in an animal or plant.

3.  sheath
a close-fitting dress, skirt, or coat, esp. a straight unbelted dress.

4.  sheath
a condom.

Etymology: (bef. 950; OE scēath, c. OHG sceida, ON

Definition of 'sheath'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sheath
a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)

2. (noun) sheath, case
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

3. (noun) cocktail dress, sheath
a dress suitable for formal occasions

Definition of 'sheath'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sheath
a case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard

2. (noun) sheath
any sheathlike covering, organ, or part

3. (noun) sheath
the base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses

4. (noun) sheath
one of the elytra of an insect

Translation of 'sheath'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a case for a sword or blade.
Afrikaans: skede	Arabic: غِمْد	Bulgarian: ножница
Brazilian: bainha	Czech: pochva	German: die Scheide
Danish: skede	Greek: θήκη ξίφους ή λεπίδας	Spanish: vaina, funda
Estonian: tupp	Farsi: غلاف	Finnish: tuppi
French: fourreau	Hebrew: נַרתִיק	Hindi: म्यान
Croatian: korice, tok	Hungarian: hüvely	Indonesian: sarung pedang
Icelandic: slíður	Italian: fodero	Japanese: さや
Korean: 칼집	Lithuanian: makštis	Latvian: maksts
Malay: sarung	Dutch: schede	Norwegian: slire
Polish: pochwa	Persian: غلاف	Pashto: تيكې، كاټۍ
Portuguese: bainha	Romanian: teacă	Russian: ножны
Slovak: pošva	Slovenian: nožnica	Serbian: korice
Swedish: slida, skida	Thai: ฝักดาบ	Turkish: kın
Taiwanese: 刀鞘，劍鞘	Ukrainian: піхви, футляр	Urdu: میان
Vietnamese: bao, vỏ, ống	Chinese: （刀、剑或工具尖锐部分的）鞘、套
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