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ensheathe

American

[en-sheeth] / ɛnˈʃið /

Also ensheath

verb (used with object)

ensheathed, ensheathing

to enclose in or as in a sheath; sheathe.

Etymology

Origin of ensheathe

First recorded in 1585–95; en- ¹ + sheathe

Example Sentences

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Ador.There is a silentness That answers thee enow, That, like a brazen sound Excluding others, doth ensheathe us round,— Hear it.

From Project Gutenberg

Under its burnished belly slips a ray of eventide, The flickerings of a hundred glowing clouds its tenebrous side With scales of golden mail ensheathe.

From Project Gutenberg

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