Sheath

s. (pea’Se, Saxon.) The case of; | any thing; the scabbard of a weapon (4dd.). _ Yo SHEATH. To SHE A THE.». a. (from the. noun.) 1. To enclose in a sheath or scab= | bard; to enclose in any case (Boyle). 2. (Ia philosophy.) To obtund any. acrid particles. (Arbuthnot). 3.'To fit with a sheath (Shak.). | 4. To defend the main body by an outward | covering (Raleigh). SuHeatu, in botany. Vagina. A membrane investing a stem or branch; as in gra es.— Very different from Spatu, which see. 663