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sheathe

  [sheeth]
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–verb (used with object), sheathed, sheath⋅ing.
1. to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
2. to plunge (a sword, dagger, etc.) in something as if in a sheath.
3. to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering.
4. to cover or provide with a protective layer or sheathing: to sheathe a roof with copper.
5. to cover (a cable, electrical connector, etc.) with a metal sheath for grounding.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME shethen, deriv. of sheath

Related forms:
sheather, noun
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sheathe   (shēth)   
tr.v.   sheathed, sheath·ing, sheathes

  1. To insert into or provide with a sheath.

  2. To retract (a claw) into a sheath.

  3. To enclose with a protective covering; encase.


[Middle English schethen, from schethe, sheath; see sheath.]
sheath'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sheathe  (v.)
c.1400, "to furnish (a sword, etc.) with a sheath," from sheath (q.v.); meaning "to put (a sword, etc.) in a sheath" is attested from c.1430.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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