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sheath
Found in thesaurus: protective cover, protective covering, protection, natural covering, dress, frock
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sheath
n.
case, cover (for a dagger, sword, etc.); tubular part or structure which closely surrounds or envelopes (Biology); close-fitting dress
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Sheath
Sheath pronounced as /ʃiːθ/ and /ʃeθ/ in Old English may refer to:
- Scabbard, a sheath for holding a sword, knife, or other large blade, as well as guns, such as rifles.
- The outer covering of a cable
- Condom, a kind of contraception
- Debye sheath, a layer of a plasma in physics
- Heliosheath, the region of the heliosphere beyond the termination shock
- Koteka, a penis sheath worn by some natives of New Guinea
- Sheath (album), a 2003 techno album by LFO
- Sheath dress, a type of dress
- Kosha, an element in human being makeup according to Hinduist philosophy
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sheath
Noun
1. a protective covering for a knife or sword
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) aglet, aiglet
2. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
(synonym) case
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) theca
3. a dress suitable for formal occasions
(synonym) cocktail dress
(hypernym) dress, frock
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sheath
n.
pochva; ochranný obal na ostrý předmět
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sheath
Rzecz.
pochwa
