sheath 音標拼音: [ʃ'iθ]
n . 鞘,葉鞘,翅鞘
鞘,葉鞘,翅鞘
sheath 外皮; 外層覆蓋物
sheath n 1 :
a protective covering (
as for a knife or sword )
2 :
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part [
synonym : {
sheath }, {
case }]
3 :
a dress suitable for formal occasions [
synonym : {
cocktail dress },
{
sheath }]
Sheath \
Sheath \,
n . [
OE .
schethe ,
AS .
sc [=
ae ][
eth ],
sce ['
a ][
eth ],
sc [=
e ][
eth ];
akin to OS .
sk [=
e ][
eth ]
ia ,
D .
scheede ,
G .
scheide ,
OHG .
sceida ,
Sw .
skida ,
Dan .
skede ,
Icel .
skei [
eth ]
ir ,
pl .,
and to E .
shed ,
v .
t .,
originally meaning ,
to separate ,
to part .
See {
Shed }.]
1 .
A case for the reception of a sword ,
hunting knife ,
or other long and slender instrument ;
a scabbard .
[
1913 Webster ]
The dead knight '
s sword out of his sheath he drew .
--
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Any sheathlike covering ,
organ ,
or part .
Specifically :
(
a ) (
Bot .)
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch ,
as in grasses .
(
b ) (
Zool .)
One of the elytra of an insect .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Medullary sheath }. (
Anat .)
See under {
Medullary }.
{
Primitive sheath }. (
Anat .)
See {
Neurilemma }.
{
Sheath knife },
a knife with a fixed blade ,
carried in a sheath .
{
Sheath of Schwann }. (
Anat .)
See {
Schwann '
s sheath }.
[
1913 Webster ]
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sheath ":
Leatherette ,
Leatheroid ,
case ,
casing ,
coat ,
cuticle ,
dermis ,
encasement ,
fell ,
fleece ,
flesh ,
fur ,
furring ,
hide ,
imitation fur ,
imitation leather ,
integument ,
jacket ,
leather ,
leather paper ,
outer layer ,
outer skin ,
pelt ,
peltry ,
rawhide ,
rind ,
sheathing ,
skin ,
skins ,
tegument ,
vair
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