sheath

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Pronunciation 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Antonyms 1.6.2 Derived terms 1.6.3 Translations 1.7 External links 1.8 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• sheathe obsolete

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: shēth, IPA: /ʃiːθ/, SAMPA: /Si:T/

  Rhymes: -iːθ

[edit] Etymology

Old English scēaþ. Cognate with Old Norse skeiðir (“‘sheath’”) (pl) ( > Danish skede), German Scheide.

[edit] Noun

sheath (plural sheaths)

1. A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
2. Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
3. A tight-fitting dress.
4. (British) A condom

[edit] Synonyms

• (scabbard): scabbard
• (long case):
  • case
  • casing
  • cover
  • covering
  • envelope
• (tight-fitting dress):
• See also Wikisaurus:condom

[edit] Related terms

• sheathe
• heliosheath
• resheath, resheathe
• unsheath, unsheathe

[edit] Translations

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: shēth, IPA: /ʃiːð/, SAMPA: /Si:D/

  Rhymes: -iːð

[edit] Verb

to sheath (third-person singular simple present sheathes, present participle sheathing, simple past and past participle sheathed)

1. To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.

[edit] Antonyms

• unsheath

[edit] Derived terms

• resheath
• resheathe

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• sheath in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sheath in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aehhst
• heaths