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sheathe  audio  (sh) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
sheathed, sheath·ing, sheathes
  1. To insert into or provide with a sheath.
  2. To retract (a claw) into a sheath.
  3. To enclose with a protective covering; encase.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English schethen, from schethe, sheath ; see sheath

OTHER FORMS:
sheather(Noun)


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