sheathed (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sheathed*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sheathed	enclosed in a protective ... / protective covering

sheathed > pronunciation
Sounds	shiy'dhd
Rhymes	breathed

English > *sheathed*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	enclosed in a protective ... / protective covering; sometimes used in combination.
Examples	"his sheathed sword" "the cat's sheathed claws" "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper" "copper-sheathed "
Narrower	cased, encased, incased	Covered or protected with or as if with a case
	clad	Having an outer covering especially of thin metal
	ironclad	Sheathed in iron plates for protection
	podlike	resembling a pod
Opposite	unsheathed, bare	not having a protective ... / protective covering
Spanish	cubierto, enfundado, envainado, protegido, recubierto

HyperDic: sheathed