DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 sheathed
 裝有護套的

 Sheathe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheathed p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating.]
 1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.
    The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes.   --Grew.
    'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now.   --Dryden.
 2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.
 3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
 4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.]
 To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
 ◄ ►

 Sheathed a.
 1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
 2. Bot. Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.
 ◄ ►

 sheathed
      adj : enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in
            combination; "his sheathed sword"; "the cat's sheathed
            claws"; "a ship's bottom sheathed in copper";
            "copper-sheathed" [ant: unsheathed]