sheathe+the+sword

  • 51put — [[t]pʊt[/t]] v. put, put•ting, n. 1) to move (anything) into a specific location or position; place 2) to bring into some condition, relation, etc.: to put affairs in order[/ex] 3) to force to undergo something 4) to set to a duty, task, action,… …

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  • 52sheath — /ʃiθ / (say sheeth) noun (plural sheaths /ʃiðz / (say sheedhz), /ʃiθs / (say sheeths)) 1. a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. 2. any similar covering. 3. Biology a closely enveloping part or structure, as in an… …

  • 53fur — (n.) late 14c. trimming or lining of a garment (implied c.1300 in surname Furhode fur hood ), probably from O.Fr. fourrer to line, sheathe, from fuerre sheath, covering, from Frankish *fodr (Cf. O.Fris. foder coat lining, O.H.G. fotar a lining,… …

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  • 54frostfish — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …

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  • 55Lepidopus argyreus — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …

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  • 56Lepidopus caudatus — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …

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  • 57Scabbard — Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is… …

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  • 58Scabbard fish — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …

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  • 59put up — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to place in a container or receptacle < put his lunch up in a bag > b. to put away (a sword) in a scabbard ; sheathe c. to prepare so as to preserve for later use ; can …

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  • 60sheath — [shēth] n. pl. sheaths [shēthz, shēths] [ME schethe &LT; OE sceath, akin to Ger scheide &LT; IE base * skei , to cut, split, divide (&GT; L scire, to know): the earliest form of sheath was prob. a split stick] 1. a case for the blade of a knife,&#8230; …

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