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Meanings of sheath in English

Catalan
beina

An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part.

        beina
        Portuguese
        cocktail dress
        Catalan
        vestit d'etiqueta

        A dress suitable for formal occasions.

              cocktail dress
              Synonyms
              Examples for "case"
              Examples for "case"
              1
              Given the latter case, the former problem is probably a good thing.
              The Irish Times
              2
              The case could radically change the way the company operates in Europe.
              Reuters
              3
              However, Pakula could still remember details of that case four years ago.
              A necessary evil
              4
              The court had accepted the case, the Xinhua state news agency said.
              Reuters
              5
              South Africa's first known domestic case was made public 17 days ago.
              The South African

              Case for a blade.

                    Usage of sheath in English
                    1
                    Cases with scheduled multiple sheath insertions for a bidirectional approach were excluded.
                    Pubmed
                    2
                    Conclusion: Surgery can be avoided in most patients with rectus sheath haematoma.
                    Pubmed
                    3
                    Visually inspect, looking for frayed areas the sheath or an exposed core.
                    Climbing Magazine
                    4
                    He lightly drew out the sword and put it in his sheath.
                    Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
                    5
                    The powers within her lay stagnant-thekeen intellect rusted in its sheath.
                    Godolphin, Volume 3.
                    6
                    He took the long .405 from its sheath and tried the lever.
                    Desert Gold
                    7
                    The sabre of Saladin left its sheath as lightning leaves the cloud.
                    The Talisman
                    8
                    The sheath itself is thickened by the growth of tuberculous granulation tissue.
                    Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
                    9
                    Lyan's blade shushed against its wooden sheath as she yanked it free.
                    Assail
                    10
                    Then he grabbed at the long bush knife in Hume's belt sheath.
                    Star Hunter
                    11
                    He held out a heavy machete in an olive-drab sheath to Murphy.
                    Blood rites
                    12
                    Drawing it from its sheath, he held it up to the window.
                    The lake
                    13
                    The sheath remains vertical, with its hinder orifice level with the water.
                    The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
                    14
                    Within the crimson pulp lies a sheath, which encloses the double seed.
                    My First Voyage to Southern Seas
                    15
                    The knife was not very sharp, but then the sheath was beautiful.
                    The Drummer's Coat
                    16
                    He shrugged his shoulders and restored the sacrilegious knife to its sheath.
                    The Purple Land / Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adve...
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                    Translations for sheath
                    Portuguese
                    cocktail dress
                    Sheath through the time
                    Sheath across language varieties
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    United Kingdom
                    Common