sheath

noun

1. A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
2. (broadly)Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
3. The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
4. The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
5. One of the elytra of an insect.
6. A tight-fitting dress.
7. The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
8. (British, informal)A condom.

verb

1. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of sheathe.

   “Nay, neuer beare me hence, diſpatch me heere: / Here ſheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death: [...]”

   “Sheath your Dagger: / Be angry when you will, it ſhall haue ſcope: [...]”

   “So when the gen'rous Lyon has in ſight / His equal match, he rouſes for the fight; / But when his foe lyes proſtrate on the plain, / He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane; / And, plea'd with bloudleſs honours of the day, / Walks over, and diſdains th' inglorious Prey, [...]”

   “At Sight of thee, the Villain ſheaths his Sword, / Nor ſcales the Wall, to ſteal the wealthy Hoard.”

   “And the poet lifts his pen While the soldier sheaths his sword.”