sheathy

adj

sheathy

adj

/ˈʃiːθi/

Etymology From sheath + -y.

1

Forming or resembling a sheath or case.

  • with a needle put aside the short and sheathy cases on their back1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

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