\Sheathe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheathed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Sheating}.] [Written also sheath.]
1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or
   cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
         The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet
         turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin
         of his toes.                          --Grew.
         'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now.
                                               --Dryden.
2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. --Shak.
3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin
   boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a
   ship with copper.
4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp
   particles. [R.] --Arbuthnot.
{To sheathe the sword}, to make peace.