English-Thai Dictionary

sheath

N ถุงยางอนามัย  tung-yang-ar-na-mai

 

sheath

N ฝัก ดาบ  ฝัก มีด  ปลอกมีด  ปลอก ดาบ  case cover spathe fak-dub

 

sheath

VT ใส่ ปลอก  ใส่ ฝัก  sheathe sai-pok

 

sheath knife

N มีด ที่ มี ปลอก  mid-ti-me-pok

 

sheathe

VT ใส่ ปลอก  ใส่ ฝัก  คลุม ไว้  ห่อหุ้ม  attire dress robe sheath disrobe denude unclothe sai-pok

 

sheathing

N การ สวมใส่ ปลอก  การ ใส่ ฝัก  สิ่ง ปกคลุม  ชั้นนอก  วัสดุ ที ใช้ คลุม  kan-suam-sai-pok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHEATH

n. 1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. A sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense.
2. In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
3. Any thin covering for defense; the wing-case of an insect.

 

SHEATH, SHEATHE

v.t. 1. To put in a case or scabbard; as, the sheathe a sword or dagger.
2. To inclose or cover with a sheath or case.
The leopard-deeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. Grew.
'Tis in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden.
3. To cover or line; as, to sheathe the bowels with demulcent or mucilaginous substances.
4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious or sharp particles.
5. To fit with a sheath.
6. To case or cover with boards or with sheets of copper; as, to sheathe a ship to protect it from the worms.
To sheathe the sword, a figurative phrase, to put an end to war or emnity; to make peace. It corresponds to the Indian phrase, to bury the hatchet.

 

SHEATHED

pp. 1. Put in a sheath; inclosed or covered in a case; covered; lined; invested with a membrane.
2. a. In botany, vaginate; invested by a sheath or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses.

 

SHEATHING

ppr. Putting in a sheath; inclosing in a case; covering; liningl investing with a membrane.

 

SHEATHING

n.The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; or the materials for such covering.

 

SHEATHLESS

a.Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.

 

SHEATH-WINGED

a.[sheath and wing. ] Having cases for covering the wings; as a sheath-winged insect.

 

SHEATHY

a.Forming a sheath or a case.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHEATH

Sheath, n. Etym: [OE. schethe, AS. scæedh, sceáedh, sceedh; akin to OS. skeedhia, D. scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skeiedhir, pl. , and to E. shed, v.t., originally meaning, to separate, to part. See Shed. ]

 

1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew. Spenser.

 

2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically: (a ) (Bot. ) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. (b ) (Zoöl.) One of the elytra of an insect. Medullary sheath. (Anat. )See under Medullary. -- Primitive sheath. (Anat. ) See Neurilemma. -- Sheath knife, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a sheath. -- Sheath of Schwann. (Anat. ) See Schwann's sheath.

 

SHEATHBILL

SHEATHBILL Sheath "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Either one of two species of birds composing the genus Chionis, and family Chionidæ, native of the islands of the Antarctic. seas.

 

Note: They are related to the gulls and the plovers, but more nearly to the latter. The base of the bill is covered with a saddle-shaped horny sheath, and the toes are only slightly webbed. The plumage of both species is white.

 

SHEATHE

Sheathe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating.]Etym: [Written also sheath. ]

 

1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. The leopard. .. keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. Grew. 'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden.

 

2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak.

 

3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.

 

4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace.

 

SHEATHED

SHEATHED Sheathed, a.

 

1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.

 

SHEATHER

SHEATHER Sheath "er, n.

 

Defn: One who sheathes.

 

SHEATHFISH

SHEATHFISH Sheath "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Sheatfish.

 

SHEATHING

SHEATHING Sheath "ing, p. pr. & a.

 

Defn: from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.

 

SHEATHING

SHEATHING Sheath "ing, n.

 

Defn: That which sheathes. Specifically: (a ) The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing. (b ) (Arch. ) The first covering of boards on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material used for covering; ceiling boards in general.

 

SHEATHLESS

SHEATHLESS Sheath "less, a.

 

Defn: Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.

 

SHEATH-WINGED

SHEATH-WINGED Sheath "-winged `, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.

 

SHEATHY

SHEATHY Sheath "y, a.

 

Defn: Forming or resembling a sheath or case. Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sheath

sheath |SHēTH ʃiθ | ▶noun ( pl. sheaths |SHēT͟Hz, SHēTHs | ) a close-fitting cover for something, esp. something that is elongated in shape, in particular: • a cover for the blade of a knife or sword. • a structure in living tissue that closely envelops another: the fatty sheath around nerve fibers. • (also sheath dress ) a woman's close-fitting dress: a tight sheath of black and gold lurex. • a protective covering around an electric cable. • a condom. DERIVATIVES sheath less adjective ORIGIN Old English scǣth, scēath ‘scabbard, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schede, German Scheide, also to the verb shed 2 .

 

sheathbill

sheath bill |ˈSHēTHˌbil ˈʃiθˌbɪl | ▶noun a mainly white pigeonlike bird with a horny sheath around the base of the bill, breeding on the coasts of sub-Antarctic islands and feeding by scavenging. [Family Chionididae and genus Chionis: two species. ]

 

sheathe

sheathe |SHēT͟H ʃið | ▶verb [ with obj. ] put (a weapon such as a knife or sword ) into a sheath. • (often be sheathed in ) encase (something ) in a close-fitting or protective covering: her legs were sheathed in black stockings. ORIGIN late Middle English: from sheath .

 

sheathing

sheath ing |ˈSHēT͟HiNG ˈʃiðɪŋ | ▶noun protective casing or covering.

 

sheath knife

sheath knife |ʃiθ naɪf | ▶noun a short knife similar to a dagger, carried in a sheath.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sheath

sheath |ʃiːθ | ▶noun ( pl. sheaths |ʃiːðz, ʃiːθs | ) a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword. • a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another: the fatty sheath around nerve fibres. • a protective covering around an electric cable. • (also sheath dress ) a woman's close-fitting dress. • chiefly Brit. a condom. DERIVATIVES sheathless adjective ORIGIN Old English scǣth, scēath ‘scabbard ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schede, German Scheide, also to the verb shed 2 .

 

sheathbill

sheath |bill |ˈʃiːθbɪl | ▶noun a mainly white pigeon-like bird with a horny sheath around the base of the bill, breeding on the coasts of sub-Antarctic islands and feeding by scavenging. ●Family Chionididae and genus Chionis: two species.

 

sheathe

sheathe |ʃiːð | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] put (a weapon such as a knife or sword ) into a sheath. 2 (often be sheathed in ) encase (something ) in a close-fitting or protective covering: her legs were sheathed in black stockings. ORIGIN late Middle English: from sheath .

 

sheathing

sheathing |ˈʃiːðɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] protective casing or covering.

 

sheath knife

sheath knife ▶noun a short knife similar to a dagger, carried in a sheath.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sheath

sheath noun 1 put the sword in its sheath: scabbard, case. 2 the wire has a plastic sheath: covering, cover, case, casing, envelope, sleeve, wrapper, capsule. 3 a contraceptive sheath. See condom.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sheath

sheath noun 1 he slid the gleaming sword out of its sheath: scabbard, case. 2 an optical fibre has a core and a cladding encased in a tough protective plastic sheath: covering, cover, case, casing, envelope, sleeve, wrapper; technical tunica, capsule, fascia, neurilemma, epimysium, perimysium, perineurium, sarcolemma; coleoptile, coleorhiza, ochrea. 3 a barrier method of contraception such as a sheath: condom; contraceptive; N. Amer. prophylactic; Brit. trademark Durex; Brit. informal johnny, something for the weekend; N. Amer. informal rubber, safe, safety, skin; Brit. informal, dated French letter, Frenchy; dated protective.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sheath

sheath /ʃiːθ /名詞 複 ～s /-ðz, -θs /C 1 (刃物の )鞘 （さや ）.2 覆い .3 体にぴったりした婦人服 〘細身のドレスなど 〙.4 ｟英 やや古 ｠コンドーム (condom ); 〖the ～〗コンドームを使った避妊 .5 〘植 〙葉鞘 （ようしょう ）; 〘虫 〙さやばね ; 〘生物 〙鞘 .～́ kn ì fe 鞘入りナイフ .

 

sheathe

sheathe /ʃiːð /動詞 他動詞 1 ｟文 ｠〈刃物 〉を鞘 （さや ）に収める .2 ｟文 ｠〖be ～d 〗 «…で » (ぴったり )覆われている «with , in » .3 〈動物が 〉〈つめ 〉を引っ込める .