Sheath
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Sheath - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
SHEATH, n.
1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. A sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense.
2. In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
3. Any thin covering for defense; the wing-case of an insect.
SHEATH, v.t.
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