v. Simple past tense and past participle of sheath.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
adj. Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Put into a sheath; incased in a sheath, as a sword; specifically, in bot., zoöl., and anatomy, having a sheath; put in or capable of being withdrawn into a sheath; invaginated; vaginate.
Covered with sheathing or thin material, inside or outside.
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adj. enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
Word Usage
"There were those who looked at horror in the eye and decided that the most reasonable course of action was to drink themselves into a stupor, sheathed from the unacceptable by smoke and alcohol."