| Sheathe 1. (v. t.) To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to enclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. 2. (v. t.) To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. 3. (v. t.) 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. (v. t.) To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. Thesaurus Entries apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bedrape, board, box, brick, bundle up, case, clad, clapboard, clothe, cover, crate, deck, dight, drape, dress, dud, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, enclothe, endue, enfold, enrobe, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, face, garb, garment, glass, glaze, habilitate, invest, jacket, lap, lath, muffle up, pack, package, panel, paper, plank, rag out, raiment, revet, robe, shake, shingle, shroud, side, skin, slate, smother, stone, surround, swaddle, swathe, thatch, tile, tire, veneer, wall in, wall up, wallpaper, weatherboard, wrap, wrap about, wrap up |