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S0326400 (shēth)tr.v. sheathed, sheath·ing, sheathes 1. To insert into or provide with a sheath.2. To retract (a claw) into a sheath.3. To enclose with a protective covering; encase.

[Middle English schethen, from schethe, sheath; see sheath.]

sheath′er n.

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sheathed - enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed"unsheathed, bare - not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade"

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Antonyms for sheathed

adj enclosed in a protective covering

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