sheath claw (shethkla)

A lizard of the genus Thecodactylus. sheathe (shēTH), v. t.; pret. and pp. sheathed, ppr. sheathing. [Also sometimes sheath, which is proper only as taken from the mod. noun, and pron. sheth; 'Tis in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden, Indian Emperor, iv. 4. Sheathe thy sword, Fair foster-brother, till I say the word That draws it forth. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, II. 273. 2. To protect by a casing or covering; cover over or incase, as with armor, boards, iron, sheets of copper, or the like. It were to be wished that the whole navy throughout were sheathed as some are. Raleigh . The two knights entered the lists, armed with sword and dagger, and sheathed in complete harne . Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 11. 3. To cover up or hide. Her eyes, like marigolds, had sheathed their light. Shak., Lucrece, 1. 397. In the snake, all the organs are sheathed; no hands, no feet, no fins, no wings. Emerson, Civilization. 4. To render le sharp or keen; mask; dull. Other substances, opposite to acrimony, are called demulcent or mild, because they blunt or sheathe those sharp salts; as pease and beans. Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, figuratively, to put an end to war or enmity; make peace. Days of ease, when now the weary sword Was sheath'd , and luxury with Charles restored. Pope, Imit, of Horace, II. i. 140. sheathed (shēïíd), p. a. 1. Put into a sheath; incased in a sheath, as a sword; specifically, in bot., zoöl., and an at., having a sheath; put in or capable of being withdrawn into a sheath; invaginated; vaginate.-2. Covered with sheathing or thin material, inside or outside. sheather (she'hér), n. [ sense.