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Sheathing
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
1.
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
2.
any similar close-fitting covering or case.
3.
a condom.
4.
Biology. a closely enveloping part or structure, as in an animal or plant.
5.
EXPANDBotany. the leaf base when it forms a vertical coating surrounding the stem.
6.
a close-fitting dress, skirt, or coat, especially an unbelted dress with a straight drape.
7.
Electricity. the metal covering of a cable.
8.
COLLAPSEElectronics.
a.
the metal wall of a wave guide.
b.
a space charge formed by ions near an electrode in a tube containing low-pressure gas.
c.
the region of a space charge in a cathode-ray tube.
verb (used with object)
9.
to sheathe.
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.
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Word Origin & History
sheath
O.E. sceað, scæð, from P.Gmc. *skaithiz (cf. O.S. scethia, O.N. skeiðir (pl.), O.Fris. skethe, M.Du. schede, Du. schede, O.H.G. skaida, Ger. scheide "scabbard"), possibly from base *skaith "divide, split" (see shed (v.)) on notion of a split stick with the
EXPANDsword blade inserted. Meaning "condom" is recorded from 1861; sense of "close-fitting dress or skirt" is attested from 1904.
sheathe
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.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sheath (shēth)
n. pl. sheaths (shē&phonth;z, shēths)
An enveloping tubular structure, such as the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber.
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Science Dictionary
sheath  (shēth) Pronunciation Key
An enveloping tubular structure, such as the base of a grass leaf that surrounds the stem or the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber. |
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