1. 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." (Grew) "'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now." (Dryden)
Origin: Sheathed; Sheating
Alternative forms: sheath.
(01 Mar 1998)
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