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sheathed
CIDE DICTIONARY
sheathed, a.
- Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath. [1913 Webster]
- Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
sheathed
armored, cased, ceiled, cloaked, clouded, coated, coped, covered, covert, cowled, curtained, eclipsed, encapsulated, encapsuled, encased, enveloped, enwrapped, filmed, floored, hooded, housed, loricate, loricated, mantled, masked, muffled, obscured, occulted, packaged, paved, roofed-in, screened, scummed, shelled, shielded, shrouded, swathed, tented, under cover, veiled, walled, walled-in, wrappedFor further exploring for "sheathed" in Webster Dictionary Online