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ensheathed

ensheathed is the simple past and past participle of ensheathe.

Meaning of ensheathe

Verb

ensheathe (third-person singular simple present ensheathes, present participle ensheathing, simple past and past participle ensheathed)

  1. (transitive) To cover with or as if with a sheath.
    • Each filament of combustible pulp is ensheathed in an isolating tube, and these tubes are then bound into cable-like trunks.1858, Edward Hughes, Reading Lessons

Adjective

ensheathed (comparative more ensheathed, superlative most ensheathed)

  1. enclosed in a sheath
    Synonyms:
    vaginate, vaginated

Synonyms of ensheathed

Forms of ensheathed

comparativemore ensheathed
superlativemost ensheathed

Questions about ensheathed

What does ensheathed mean?
Ensheathed means enclosed in a sheath.
What is ensheathed the simple past and past participle of?
Ensheathed is the simple past and past participle of ensheathe.
What part of speech is ensheathed?
Ensheathed is an adjective.

Words near ensheathed in the dictionary

  1. enshadowing
  2. enshadows
  3. enshawled
  4. ensheath
  5. ensheathe
  6. ensheathed
  7. ensheathes
  8. ensheathing
  9. ensheathment
  10. ensheathments
  11. ensheaths

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