单词 | resheathe |
释义 | resheathev. transitive. To return to a sheath, scabbard, or other protective casing for a sharp object. ΚΠ a1700 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. 189 God, at their Pray'rs, his naked Sword re-sheath'd. 1777 K. O'Hara April-day ii. 19 I resheath my sword; For I'm bound over to the peace. 1837 Piso & Praefect I. 131 He resheathed the weapon he had hitherto employed. 1961 J. L. Rosenberg tr. M. Frisch Chinese Wall xvii. 83 (stage direct.) He resheathes his sword. 1987 H. L. Coulter AIDS & Syphilis vi. 60 A nurse in England jabbed her finger while resheathing a hypodermic needle used on an AIDS patient. 2004 G. D. Palmer in E. W. Odell Clin. Probl. Solving in Dentistry (ed. 2) xxvi. 127/1 This injury could have been avoided if the needle had been resheathed. 2007 J. V. Jones Sword from Red Ice i. 37 Abruptly Raif resheathed the sword. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1700 |
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