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# sheathed

«sheathed» in Mova's school dictionary: **Past form of «sheathe»: put a knife or sword back into…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (sheathe, sheathes, sheathed, sheathing — past form); adjective (sheathed)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Past form of «sheathe»: put a knife or sword back into its cover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#m1)

2) (adjective) Covered or wrapped in a close-fitting layer, as in «steel-sheathed» or «sheathed in ice». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#m2)

3) (of a cat's claws) Pulled back in, not showing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «he sheathed his sword» means the fight is over or he chose peace. In science and design «sheathed» describes things wrapped in a protective layer, like cables sheathed in plastic or a ship's hull sheathed in copper. Cats keep their claws sheathed when they walk so they stay sharp.

### examples

- The knight sheathed his sword and bowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x1)
- The old ship was sheathed in copper to protect it from worms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x2)
- The branches were sheathed in ice after the freezing rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x3)
- The cat's claws stayed sheathed while it played gently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x4)
- The wires are sheathed in rubber so they are safe to touch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x5)
- She sheathed the knife before handing it back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x6)
- The tower is sheathed in glass that shines in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x7)
- Take this knife," he continued, handing her one that hung sheathed from his belt, "and every now and then draw it out and look at it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheathed/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: sheathe, sheathed. Say the «th» softly, as in «breathe». Do not mix up with the noun «sheath». «Unsheathed» means taken out of its cover, ready to use.

### Trees and pragmatics

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