Sheath vs. Scabbard — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sheath and Scabbard
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Definitions
Sheath➦
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Scabbard➦
A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword, knife, or other large blade. As well, rifles may be stored in a scabbard by horse riders.
Sheath➦
A usually close-fitting case or covering for a blade, as of a sword.
Scabbard➦
A sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal
A ceremonial sword hung at his side in a gilded scabbard
Sheath➦
Any of various similar coverings.
Scabbard➦
A sheath, as for a dagger, sword, or rifle.
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Sheath➦
(Biology) An enveloping tubular structure, such as the base of a grass leaf that surrounds the stem or the tissue that encloses a muscle or nerve fiber.
Scabbard➦
To put into or furnish with such a sheath.
Sheath➦
A close-fitting dress.
Scabbard➦
The sheath of a sword.
Sheath➦
A condom.
Scabbard➦
To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.
Suddenly he scabbarded his sabre.
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Sheath➦
A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
Scabbard➦
The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath.
Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade.
Sheath➦
(by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
Scabbard➦
To put in a scabbard.
Sheath➦
(botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
Scabbard➦
A sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
Sheath➦
(electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
Sheath➦
(entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
Sheath➦
(fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
Sheath➦
(zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
Sheath➦
A condom.
Sheath➦
Alternative spelling of sheathe
Sheath➦
A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew.
Sheath➦
Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part.
Sheath➦
A protective covering for a knife or sword
Sheath➦
An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
Sheath➦
A dress suitable for formal occasions
