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insheath

insheath is the archaic form 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

Forms of insheath

third-person singular presentinsheaths
present participleinsheathing
past participleinsheathed
pastinsheathed

Origin of insheath

From in- + sheath.

Questions about insheath

What is insheath the archaic form of?
Insheath is the archaic form of ensheathe.

Words near insheath in the dictionary

  1. insha'Allah
  2. inshallah
  3. inshallahball
  4. inshave
  5. inshaves
  6. insheath
  7. insheathe
  8. insheathed
  9. insheathes
  10. insheathing
  11. insheaths

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