sheath
noun
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
sheathlike
-
a word derived from
sheath.
Example Sentences
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Each appendage also has sheathlike tissues wrapping around each joint, making them more elastic, and better able to extend and contract.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2022
In the other species examined, the insertion is sheathlike throughout and there are no thick areas.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
The tendon inserts mainly along the posteromedial edge of the proximal end of the first phalanx of the second digit, although the termination is sheathlike and covers the entire posterior surface of this phalanx.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
He had never before seen her in that odd, sheathlike garment of silver-grey velvet.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Cynthia Stockley
He found Lady Sunderbund looking very tall and radiantly beautiful in a sheathlike dress of bright crimson trimmed with snow-white fur and a white fur toque.
From Soul of a Bishop by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
