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Definition of: sheathe
(shēth) v.t. sheathed, sheath·ing
1. To put into a sheath.
2. To plunge (a sword, etc.) into flesh, as if into a sheath.
3. To incase or protect with a covering, as the hull of a ship with metal.
4. To draw in, as claws. [<SHEATH]
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