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Meanings of sheath in inglês

catalão
beina

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

beina
português
cocktail dress
catalão
vestit d'etiqueta

A dress suitable for formal occasions.

cocktail dress
Sinônimos
Examples for "case"
Examples for "case"
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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 inglês
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.
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Lyan's blade shushed against its wooden sheath as she yanked it free.
Assail
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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
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The knife was not very sharp, but then the sheath was beautiful.
The Drummer's Coat
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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
português
cocktail dress
Sheath through the time
Sheath across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common