Definition of Sheathy

1. a. Forming or resembling a sheath or case.

Definition of Sheathy

1. Adjective. Forming or resembling a sheath or case. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sheathy

1. sheathlike [adj SHEATHIER, SHEATHIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheathy

sheathe
sheathed artery
sheathed cable
sheather
sheathers
sheathes
sheathfish
sheathier
sheathing
sheathings
sheathless
sheathlike
sheaths
sheathy (current term)
sheats
sheave
sheaved
sheaves
sheaving
shebander
shebang
shebangs
shebean
shebeans
shebeen
shebeened
shebeens
sheboon

Literary usage of Sheathy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1813)
"... with a kind of sheathy covering. Gartner considered this sheathy covering as the cotyledon of the 6 ..."

2. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1813)
"... with a kind of sheathy covering. ... considered this sheathy covering as the cotyledon of the ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"... and, finally, rows of mature kernels upon the spike, inclosed by a sheathy covering. As soon as the seed is properly situated for development, ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"... and, finally, rows of mature kernels upon the spike, inclosed by a sheathy covering. As soon as the seed is properly situated for development, ..."

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