1. Noun
A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
2. Noun
Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.
3. Noun
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
4. Noun
One of the elytra of an insect.
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