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Meanings of sheathed in English

Spanish
envainado

Enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination.

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        Usage of sheathed in English
        1
        The infuriated ruffian sheathed his weapon in the heart of the Baroness.
        Vivian Grey
        2
        When the sword was sheathed there followed social degradation and intellectual decay.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01
        3
        After twenty-five minutes, he was sheathed in sweat, but he continued on.
        The Great Book of Amber
        4
        He rehearsed the words in his mind as he sheathed Lokdal again.
        The darkest road
        5
        He sheathed his sword, and called in his fighting men all round.
        Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
        6
        Fearing Emerenta was right about the moonlight, he reluctantly sheathed his sword.
        Doom of the Dragon
        7
        Doul sheathed the blade and stared up into the trees' pitch-black canopy.
        The Scar
        8
        Apparently, he found the other side Atrika-free because he sheathed his weapon.
        Witch heart
        9
        High Marshal Skalbairn sheathed his knife, then offered Sir Borenson his hand.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        10
        Shrike carefully sheathed his claws so that she could take his hand.
        Mortal Engines
        11
        But when his humor was past my understanding, I sheathed my machete.
        The Einstein Intersection
        12
        A French officer enters unobserved, carrying his sheathed sabre in his hand.
        The Man of Destiny
        13
        She sheathed Leech, for fighting devils was not a matter of swords.
        Micah & Strange Candy
        14
        Now he sheathed it again with more force than was strictly necessary.
        To the blight: the eye of the world
        15
        Dusk left the canoe, shouldering his pack, machete sheathed at his side.
        Arcanum Unbounded
        16
        Mithos sheathed his sword in a single deft motion and stood silently.
        Act of will
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        Sheathed through the time
        Sheathed across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Common