What does "sheathe" mean?
Sheathe: To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
- 3.To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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