sheathed
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Sheathe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheathed p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating.]
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.
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.]
To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
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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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sheathed
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" [ant: unsheathed]