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is sheathing

  • present progressive
    of sheathe (3rd person singular).
    sheathe
    verb (used with object)
    to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.

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Its colour is a deep green, as is also that of the leaf, which is sheathing, sessile, and polipartite, the divisions being long and narrow.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Paul Allen

The greater part of the sword has been broken away and lost, which has given rise to the supposition that he is sheathing a dagger.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison