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SHEATHED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
Example:
copper-sheathed
Classified under:
Similar:
cased; encased; incased (covered or protected with or as if with a case)
clad (having an outer covering especially of thin metal)
ironclad (sheathed in iron plates for protection)
podlike (resembling a pod)
Antonym:
unsheathed (not having a protective covering)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb sheathe
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