What is the meaning of sheathed?

verb

  • Cover with a protective sheathing.
    • usage: "sheathe her face"
  • Enclose with a sheath.
    • usage: "sheathe a sword"
  • Plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh.

adjective

  • Enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination.
    • usage: "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper"; "copper-sheathed"
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