ensheathe

[ en-sheeth ]

verb (used with object),en·sheathed, en·sheath·ing.

to enclose in or as in a sheath; sheathe.

Origin of ensheathe

¹

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

Also en·sheath [en-sheeth], /ɛnˈʃiθ/, insheathe, insheath.

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