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Another word for sheath

Noun

  1. A thin outer covering of an object

    2. See also:

    surface

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Another word for sheath

Noun
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Sentence Examples

  • Carmen showered and donned a simple sheath dress and didn't ask Alex what they should wear.

  • Extracting the cell phone from its sheath, she dialed Alex.

  • She replaced her knife in its sheath and looked around for more bodies.

  • The right sheath C (outer process of the ninth abdominal segment-9) is shown in connexion with the guide B formed by the inner processes of the 9th segment.

  • The epithem is frequently surrounded by a sheath of cuticularized cells.

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