sheath
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sheath¹
- /ʃiːθ/ UK
- /ʃiθ/ US
Rhymes with -iːθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms], from Old English sċēaþ (“sheath”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted).
The English word is cognate with Danish skede, Dutch schede, Icelandic skeið, German Scheide, Low German scheed, Norwegian skjede.
noun sheaths
- A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
- Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- One of the elytra of an insect.
- A tight-fitting dress.
- The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
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A condom.
Similar: condom, cum catcher, rubber
sheath²
- /ʃiːð/ UK
- /ʃið/ US
Rhymes with -iːð
Where it comes from
A variant of sheathe.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cocktail dress, case, holster, sword, hilt, bezel, needle, bag, girdle, cover, sleeve, lining, liner, diaper, casing, cladding
Translations
Every language
noun long case
| Español | envoltura |
|---|---|
| Português | revestimento |
| Français | étui, gaine |
| Deutsch | Futteral, Hülle |
| Italiano | guaina |
| Русский | футля́р futljár |
| Tiếng Việt | vỏ |
| עברית | נרתיק nartik |
noun insulating outer cover of an electrical cable
| Español | cubierta exterior, envoltura exterior, funda exterior, vaina externa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피복 pibok |
| Français | gaine |
| Deutsch | Hülle, Mantel, Ummantelung, Umhüllung |
noun tight-fitting dress
| Français | fourreau, robe fourreau |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Etuikleid |
Talk about this word "sheath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheath. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sheath. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheath "sheath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheath.Cite this
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title = {sheath},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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