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sheath
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] a protective covering for a knife or sword
Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)This energy transfer depends_on the current , the temperature in the arc column , the anode material , and the conditions in the anode sheath . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Grabbing his Winchester from its sheath , Cook prepared to fight from behind the arroyo bank . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Synonyms Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)In February , 1959 , during the second admission to The New_York_Hospital , a biopsy specimen of the left gastrocnemius showed striking increase in the sarcolemmal sheath nuclei and shrunken muscle_fibers in several sections . Related terms covering lorica neurilemma theca husk medullary_sheath encase |
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[ noun ] (clothing) a dress suitable for formal occasions
Synonyms Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Carrying it to the living_room , she imagined the picture she made : tall and roundly slim , a_bit sophisticated in her yellow sheath , with a graceful swingy walk that she had learned as a twirler with the school band . Related terms |
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