sheathed

Definitions of sheathed
  1. adjective
    enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
    “his sheathed sword”
    “the cat's sheathed claws”
    “a ship's bottom sheathed in copper”
    “copper-sheathed”
    synonyms:
    cased, encased, incased
    covered or protected with or as if with a case
    clad
    having an outer covering especially of thin metal
    ironclad
    sheathed in iron plates for protection
    podlike
    resembling a pod
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    antonyms:
    unsheathed
    not having a protective covering
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