sheathe

verb

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\ ˈshēṯẖ

variants: or less commonly sheath \ ˈshēth

sheathed; sheathing

Definition of sheathe

transitive verb

1 : to put into or furnish with a sheath

2 : to plunge or bury (a weapon, such as a sword) in flesh

3 : to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath

4 : to case or cover with something (such as sheets of metal) that protects

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Examples of sheathe in a Sentence

sometimes shipbuilders sheathe a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection from barnacles and other threats

Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps the biggest statement of all is in the dining room, which the owner reconfigured and sheathed in a vintage wallcovering depicting the monuments of Paris. — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, "Tour a Dramatic Hearst Family Estate in New York’s Hudson Valley," 10 Sep. 2019 This searing solo, performed by a dancer sheathed in a tube of purple jersey, is now a classic portrayal of grief. — New York Times, "For the Public Library, Martha Graham Is the Missing Link," 11 May 2020 The next day, the girls were back in the blackberry patch, their arms and hands sheathed in black lisle stockings to guard against the thorns, and hats pulled low over their faces to shield the sun. — Susan Glaser, cleveland, "Thanks for the memories, Cedar Point: Readers recall their favorite park moments," 3 May 2020 The home is built with dual climate control sheathing for superior weather and climate protection and top-of-the-line Andersen windows and patio doors, said a company spokesperson. — Dallas News, "Three-story duplex offers skyline views," 26 Apr. 2020 The supermassive object is surrounded by a swirling disk of million-degree matter and is sheathed by an x-ray corona with a temperature exceeding a billion degrees. — National Geographic, "Astronomers just got a deep peek at a black hole," 20 Jan. 2020 One body bore gold bracelets with designs of vipers, a gold triple-strand necklace and a parazonium, a triangular dagger sheathed in seashells, with an ivory hilt. — New York Times, "Here Lies the Skull of Pliny the Elder, Maybe," 14 Feb. 2020 In addition, the edges of 727 West Madison’s concrete floor slabs are sheathed in glass rather than aluminum, creating a continuous sculptural look. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "A new oval apartment tower breaks out of the box and brightens downtown’s western edge," 12 June 2019 The worn, white house in the west of the city was now penned in by a chain-link fence sheathed in green mesh, and the families who had lived there together for two months were now scattered between Oakland and Berkeley. — E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books, "Moms 4 Housing: Redefining the Right to a Home in Oakland," 9 Mar. 2020

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