- (v.t.) To put into a sheath, case or scabbard; to inclose or cover with or as with, a sheath or case.
- (v.t.) To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
- (v.t.) To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
- (v.t.) To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances or sharp particles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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