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Sheath

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
for a
; a scabbard.
In Containers:
Anything that has a
to a
that
an
that is
than it is wide.
In Botany:
The
of a
when
or
a
or
,
grasses.
In Electrical engineering:
The
of an
cable.
In Entomology:
One of the
of an insect.
In Fashion:
A
dress.
In Zoology & Birth control:
The
of certain
(
,
and horses).
In British English:
A condom.

Verb

Alternative
of sheathe
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Wiktionary

Origin

sheath
English
arrow
sceaþ
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

Antonyms

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