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sheathe

 
(shēTH) pronunciation
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.]

sheather sheath'er n.

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verb

    To furnish with a covering of a different material: clad, cover, face, side, skin. See surface/depth.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stikke i skeden, omslutte, beklæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(in de schede) steken, intrekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - rengainer, rentrer (les griffes), replier (les ailes), gainer (un câble)

Deutsch (German)
v. - (Dolch) in die Scheide stecken, umhüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω σε θήκη ή θηκάρι (κν. θηκαρώνω), περιβάλλω

Italiano (Italian)
inguainare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - revestir, embainhar

Русский (Russian)
вкладывать в ножны, надевать футляр, заключать в оболочку, закутывать, обшивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - envainar, enfundar, hundir en la carne, forrar, cubrir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lägga i fodral, sticka i slidan, beklä, överdra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
插入鞘, 覆盖

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 插入鞘, 覆蓋

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 칼집에 넣다, 덮다, (칼 등을) 푹 찌르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さやに納める, 覆う, 包む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكسو, يغلف, يغمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שם בנדן, נרתק, ציפה‬


 
 
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