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noun (sheaths)
- 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
Translations: - Dutch: huls
- French: gaine (for a knife), étui
- German: Hí¼lle
- Italian: guaina
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: envoltura
verb (sheathes, sheathing, sheathed)
- To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
Translations: - Dutch: in de schede steken
- French: rengainer (weapon)
(trans-mid)
Etymology: Old English scÄaí
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