sheath

About 3.76 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
2. noun Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
3. noun The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
4. noun The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
5. noun One of the elytra of an insect.
6. noun A tight-fitting dress.
7. noun The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
8. noun A condom.

Similar words

cocktail dress case holster sword hilt bezel needle bag girdle cover

Often followed by

of and is in or cells to with that

Word family

sheaths