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21sheath — n. (pl. sheaths) 1 a close fitting cover, esp. for the blade of a knife or sword. 2 a condom. 3 Bot., Anat., & Zool. an enclosing case or tissue. 4 the protective covering round an electric cable. 5 a woman s close fitting dress. Phrases and… …
22sheath — 1. noun /ʃiːθ/ a) A scabbard; a holster for a sword. b) 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. Syn: scabbard …
23sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu …
24sheath — [OE] A sheath is probably etymologically a ‘split stick’. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *skaithiz, which also produced German scheide, Dutch schede, and Danish skede. This seems to have been derived from the base *skaith ‘divide,… …
25sheath — a contraceptive worn by a male Literally, the covering in which a blade is kept: It was typical of Murray to call it a sheath, he thought. (Boyd, 1981) The rare sheathe the sword meant to copulate, using obvious imagery. In literal… …
26sheath — noun (plural sheaths ʃi:δz, ʃi:θs) 1》 a cover for the blade of a knife or sword. 2》 a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another. 3》 a protective covering around an electric cable. 4》 chiefly Brit. a condom. 5》 (also sheath dress)… …
27sheath — lapamakštė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Pamatinė, dažnai išsiskirianti spalva bei sandara lapo dalis, apsupanti makštimis stiebą. atitikmenys: angl. sheath rus. влагалище …
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28sheath — makštis statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Iš prielapių, pakitusių lapkočių ar lapo dalių kilęs organas, apjuosiantis stiebą. atitikmenys: angl. sheath rus. раструб …
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29sheath — [OE] A sheath is probably etymologically a ‘split stick’. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *skaithiz, which also produced German scheide, Dutch schede, and Danish skede. This seems to have been derived from the base *skaith ‘divide,… …
30Sheath knife — Sheath Sheath, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[=ae][eth], sce[ a][eth], sc[=e][eth]; akin to OS. sk[=e][eth]ia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skei[eth]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to… …
