guaina

Definitions of guaina
  1. noun
    a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
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    types:
    fodero, fondina
    a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
    type of:
    copertura, protezione, rivestimento, rivestitura, schermo, scudo
    a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
  2. noun
    an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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    types:
    mallo
    outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
    baccello
    the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
    brattea
    a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
    type of:
    involucro
    a natural object that covers or envelops
  3. noun
    a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
    synonyms: busto, corsetto, giustacuore, panciera, sartiame
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