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# sheath

«sheath» in Mova's school dictionary: **A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sheath, sheaths — say «sheeths» or «sheethz»); verb related: sheathe

### meaning for a pupil

1) A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#m1)

2) (science) A covering around part of a plant or animal, such as the leaf sheath of grass or the sheath around a nerve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#m2)

3) A protective covering around a cable or wire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#m3)

4) A close-fitting, simple dress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons and adventure stories, a knight pulls his sword from its sheath; in safety lessons a sheath shows a knife should be covered when carried by an adult. In science, a sheath is a wrapping layer, such as the myelin sheath that helps nerve messages travel fast. Phrases: «in its sheath», «a knife sheath», «a sheath of leaves».

### examples

- The knight drew his sword from its sheath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x1)
- Put the camping knife back in its sheath when you finish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x2)
- The cable has a plastic sheath to keep the wires safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x3)
- A leaf sheath wraps around the stem of the grass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x4)
- The dagger had a sheath made of leather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x5)
- Nerves have a fatty sheath that speeds up messages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x6)
- The actor wore a long silver sheath dress to the film awards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x7)
- He seized his sword, drew it out of its sheath in a flash, and tried to cut the ogre down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/#x8)

### note

Noun «sheath» (ends in -th as in «thin»), verb «sheathe» (ends in -the as in «breathe»): you sheathe a sword in its sheath. Plural «sheaths».

### In the corpora

- [And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.781/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sheath» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheath/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.