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 →

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 →

3) A protective covering around a cable or wire. tree →

4) A close-fitting, simple dress. tree →

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 →
• Put the camping knife back in its sheath when you finish. tree →
• The cable has a plastic sheath to keep the wires safe. tree →
• A leaf sheath wraps around the stem of the grass. tree →
• The dagger had a sheath made of leather. tree →
• Nerves have a fatty sheath that speeds up messages. tree →
• The actor wore a long silver sheath dress to the film awards. tree →
• He seized his sword, drew it out of its sheath in a flash, and tried to cut the ogre down. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sheath» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.