sheath
Collocations
3VERB + SHEATH
silken
SHEATH + NOUN
dagger, sword
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
One of the elytra of an insect.
verb
Uncommon spelling of sheathe.
Nay, neuer beare me hence, diſpatch me heere: / Here ſheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death: [...]
Sheath your Dagger: / Be angry when you will, it ſhall haue ſcope: [...]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or p
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Nay, neuer beare me hence, diſpatch me heere: / Here ſheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death: [...]
WiktionarySheath your Dagger: / Be angry when you will, it ſhall haue ſcope: [...]
WiktionarySo when the gen'rous Lyon has in ſight / His equal match, he rouſes for the fight; / But when his foe lyes proſtrate on the plain, / He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane; / And, plea'd with blo
WiktionaryEventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.
Tatoeba · #783751A sheath for a sword is a scabbard.
Tatoeba · #4763873He laughed, and his laughter was like the purr of a sword sliding from a silken sheath.
Tatoeba · #11001949