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View definitions for sheathed

sheathed

adjective as in clad

adjective as in encased

Strongest match

adjective as in lined

Strongest matches

Weak matches

adjective as in wrapped

Strongest matches

Strong matches

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A gate in the barrier opened and Border Patrol, Marines and Army officials showed reporters how both fences were now sheathed in concertina wire.

At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.

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One foot was bare, the other was sheathed in a dirty sock.

The objects include stone knives with handles made of grass resin sheathed in paperbark bound with string.

Sergeant Ruiz and other officers tangled with Mr. Bonawitz, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs nearly 300 pounds, before confiscating an eight-inch knife he had sheathed on his hip, prosecutors said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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