sheathe+the+sword

  • 41sheath — 1. noun /ʃiːθ/ a) A scabbard; a holster for a sword. b) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case. Syn: scabbard …

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  • 42scabbard — [skab′ərd] n. [ME scabarde, earlier scauberc < Anglo Fr escaubers (pl.) < ? OHG scar, sword, cutting tool (akin to SHEAR) + bergan, to hide, protect: see BURY] a sheath or case to hold the blade of a sword, dagger, etc.: see SWORD vt. to… …

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  • 43scabbard — scabbardless, adj. /skab euhrd/, n. 1. a sheath for a sword or the like. See illus. under scimitar. v.t. 2. to put into a scabbard; sheathe. [1250 1300; ME scalburde, scauberge (cf. AF escauberz, escauberge, ML escauberca) dissimilated var. of… …

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  • 44scabbard — scab•bard [[t]ˈskæb ərd[/t]] n. 1) a sheath for a sword or the like 2) to put into a scabbard; sheathe • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME scalburde, scauberge « dissimilated var. of OHG *skārberga sword protection …

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  • 45Kern (soldier) — A Kern was a Gaelic soldier, specifically a light infantryman during the Middle Ages. Linguistic rootsThe term is from the word Middle Irish word Ceithern or Ceitherne , exists earlier as Ceithernn , and designated levied warbands used in Gaelic… …

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  • 46put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… …

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  • 47Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …

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  • 48put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …

  • 49put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …

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  • 50sheath — sheathless, adj. sheathlike, sheathy, adj. /sheeth/, n., pl. sheaths /sheedhz/, v. n. 1. a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. 2. any similar close fitting covering or case. 3. a condom. 4. Biol. a closely enveloping… …

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