sheath
A holster for a swordA holster for a sword; a scabbard.
» He pulled the sword from its sheath.
Он вынул меч из ножен.
Значение
значений: 8A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
(шире)Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
Futteral, Hülle
футля́рfutljár
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
Hülle, Mantel, Ummantelung
One of the elytra of an insect.
A tight-fitting dress.
Etuikleid
a dress suitable for formal occasions
The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
(Британия, разговорное)A condom.
Примеры
предложений: 4He pulled the sword from its sheath.
Он вынул меч из ножен.
Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.
A sheath for a sword is a scabbard.
deEine Scheide für ein Schwert ist eine Schwertscheide.
He laughed, and his laughter was like the purr of a sword sliding from a silken sheath.
deEr lachte, und sein Gelächter glich dem Schnurren eines Schwertes, das aus einer seidenen Scheide gleitet.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 3
Происхождение
From Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [aFrom Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms], from Old English sċēaþ (“sheath”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted).
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Формы
мн. число: sheathsСинонимы
синонимов: 9- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part:case
- a dress suitable for formal occasions:cocktail dress