Sheath
WordNet
noun
(1) A dress suitable for formal occasions
(2) A protective covering for a knife or sword
(3) An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
WiktionaryText
Etymology
scēaþ. Cognate with Old Norse (pl) ( > Danish ), German .
Noun
- A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
- Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
- A tight-fitting dress.
- A condom
Synonyms
scabbardRelated terms
- sheathe
- heliosheath
- resheath, resheathe
- unsheath, unsheathe
Verb
- To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.