v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sheathed p. pr. & vb. n. Sheating. ] [ Written also sheath. ] 1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case. [ 1913 Webster ]

The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin of his toes. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [ R. ] Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

To sheathe the sword, to make peace. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) 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 ]

n. One who sheathes. [ 1913 Webster ]