A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
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Alt. of Aiglet
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A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.),…
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A small house; a cottage or hut.
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A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle.
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The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears…
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A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.
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The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.
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The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath.
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A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.
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To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
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of Cover
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To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
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A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by…
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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.
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To inclose as in a case. See Incase.
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To inclose as in a case. See Incase.
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A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…
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