ensheathv.

/ɛnˈʃiːθ/

/ɛnˈʃiːð/

Forms: Also 1600s insheath; also ensheathe.

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + sheath n.¹, sheathe v.

transitive. To enclose in, or as in, a sheath.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > encase or sheathe

casea1525

to case up1566

ensheath1593

encase1633

shell1637

sheathea1640

invaginate1656

jacket1861

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 24^v My throat..hath quite swallowd vp & ensheathed my tongue.

1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. iii. xxxiii. 39 The velvet scabbard that insheatheth it.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 8/2 By the triple partition of its tendon, it ensheaths the lumbar muscles.

1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. vi. §9 In the young heart..A love large as life, deep and changeless as death, Lay ensheathed.

Derivatives

enˈsheathing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > encasing or sheathing

sheathing1778

ensheathing1877

1877 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 6) VI. vi. 317 The ensheathing columns were roughly handled.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ensheath
释义	ensheathv. /ɛnˈʃiːθ//ɛnˈʃiːð/ Forms: Also 1600s insheath; also ensheathe. Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + sheath n.¹, sheathe v. transitive. To enclose in, or as in, a sheath. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > wrap [verb (transitive)] > encase or sheathe casea1525 to case up1566 ensheath1593 encase1633 shell1637 sheathea1640 invaginate1656 jacket1861 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 24^v My throat..hath quite swallowd vp & ensheathed my tongue. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. III. iii. xxxiii. 39 The velvet scabbard that insheatheth it. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 8/2 By the triple partition of its tendon, it ensheaths the lumbar muscles. 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. vi. §9 In the young heart..A love large as life, deep and changeless as death, Lay ensheathed. Derivatives enˈsheathing adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > encasing or sheathing sheathing1778 ensheathing1877 1877 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 6) VI. vi. 317 The ensheathing columns were roughly handled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1593
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