Meaning of SHEATHED
| Pronunciation: | | sh'eedhd
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| | Definition: | | [adj] enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed" |
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| | Synonyms: | | cased, clad, encased, incased, podlike |
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| | Antonyms: | | bare, unsheathed | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sheathed\, a.
1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
2. (Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous
tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm
in grasses; vaginate.
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