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.
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.
Shak.
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.] Arbuthnot.
To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
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.
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.
Shak.
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.] Arbuthnot.
To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
