sheaf

n., pl., sheaves (shēvz).

1. A bundle of cut stalks of grain or similar plants bound with straw or twine.
2. A collection of items held or bound together: a sheaf of printouts.
3. An archer's quiver.

tr.v., sheafed, sheaf·ing, sheafs.
To gather and bind into a bundle.

[Middle English sheef, from Old English scēaf.]

n. in artillery and naval gunfire support, planned planes (lines) of fire that produce a desired pattern of bursts with rounds fired by two or more weapons.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A bundle of grasses or cereal plants.

IN BRIEF: A group of items held together by some sort of binding. Also: A bundle of stalks tied together with straw.

A sheaf of grain stalks can be a lovely centerpiece on the dining table.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - neg, knippe, bundt
v. tr. - binde i neg, binde op, bundte

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoof, bundel

Français (French)
n. - gerbe, liasse
v. tr. - mettre en gerbe/liasse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Garbe, Bündel
v. - Garben binden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δεμάτι, δέσμη, πάκο, (καθομ.) ευρετήριο καρτελών βιβλιοθήκης
v. - δεματιάζω, κάνω δεσμίδες

Italiano (Italian)
fascio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - molho agr. (m), feixe de palha (m)
v. - ligar, recolher em feixes

Русский (Russian)
связка, пачка, сноп, вязать в снопы

Español (Spanish)
n. - gavilla, haz, atado, fajo
v. tr. - agavillar, reunir en haz

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kärve, bunt, knippe
v. - binda i kärvar, bunta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
束, 扎, 捆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 束, 紮, 捆
v. tr. - 捆, 束

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (곡식 등의) 단, 묶음, 한 뭉치
v. tr. - 묶다, 다발 짓다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 束
v. - 束ねる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حزمه (فعل) يحزم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אלומה, חבילה, צרור‬
v. tr. - ‮אילם אלומות, צרר בצרורות‬

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