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sheath
Synonyms and Antonyms of sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it <he removed his knife from its sheath and started to whittle> Synonyms armor, capsule, casing, cocoon, cover, covering, encasement, housing, hull, husk, jacket, pod, {h,1}case, shellRelated Words cartridge, cassette (also casette); bark, crust; carapace, house, mail, panoply, plate, plating, shield; cuticle, hide, skin; envelope, package, wrapper; backing, coating, coverture, facing
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