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SHEATH, n.

1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument a scabbard. A sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense.
2. In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
3. Any thin covering for defense the wing-case of an insect.

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Entry for 'Sheath'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​s/sheath.html.
 
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