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  • sheathes — ʃɪːð v. put into a sheath (of a dagger, sword, etc.); place within a casing; cover, coat …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bryophyte — bryophytic /bruy euh fit ik/, adj. /bruy euh fuyt /, n. Bot. any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts. [1875 80; < NL Bryophyta name of the group; see BRYO , PHYTE] * * * Any of the green,… …   Universalium

  • sheathing — /shee dhing/, n. 1. the act of a person who sheathes. 2. something that sheathes; a covering or outer layer of metal, wood, or other material, as one of metal plates on a ship s bottom, the first covering of boards on a house, etc. 3. material… …   Universalium

  • sheathe — [[t]ʃi͟ːð[/t]] sheathes, sheathing, sheathed 1) VERB: usu passive If something is sheathed in a material or other covering, it is closely covered with it. [LITERARY] [be V ed in n] The television was sheathed in a snug coverlet. [V ed] ...her… …   English dictionary

  • sheathing — /ˈʃiðɪŋ/ (say sheedhing) noun 1. the act of someone who sheathes. 2. that which sheathes; a covering or outer layer of metal, wood, or other material, as one of the metal plates on a ship s bottom, the first covering of boards on a house, etc. 3 …  

  • sheathing — [shē′thiŋ] n. 1. the act of one that sheathes 2. something that sheathes or encases; casing; specif., a) the inner covering of boards or waterproof material on the roof or outside wall of a frame house b) the protective covering of a ship s… …   English World dictionary

  • demulcent — Obtundent Ob*tund ent, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.] (Med.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; nearly the same as {demulcent}. Forsyth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Obtundent — Ob*tund ent, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.] (Med.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; nearly the same as {demulcent}. Forsyth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sheathe — 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. [1913 Webster] The leopard . . . keeps the claws of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sheathed — Sheathe 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. [1913 Webster] The leopard . . . keeps the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sheather — Sheath er, n. One who sheathes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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