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Adjective: sheathed  sheedhd
  1. Enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
    "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed"; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"
Verb: sheathe  sheedh
  1. Cover with a protective sheathing
    "sheathe her face"
     
  2. Enclose with a sheath
    "sheathe a sword"
     
  3. Plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
    "The warrior sheathed his sword in the enemy's chest"

See also: cased, clad, encased, incased, ironclad, podlike

Type of: cover, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, immerse, plunge, wrap

Antonym: bare, unsheathe