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Definition of Sheaf
1. Noun. A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing.
Specialized synonyms: Bale, Faggot, Fagot, Pack, Swag
Generic synonyms: Package, Parcel
Derivative terms: Bundle, Bundle
Definition of Sheaf
1. n. A sheave.
2. n. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
3. v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
4. v. i. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
Definition of Sheaf
1. Noun. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. ¹
2. Noun. Any collection of things bound together; a bundle. ¹
3. Noun. A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer. ¹
4. Noun. (''unit'') A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four. ¹
5. Noun. (''mechanical'') A sheave. ¹
6. Noun. (mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space, together with well-defined restrictions from larger to smaller open sets, subject to the condition that compatible data on overlapping open sets corresponds, via the restrictions, to a unique datum on the union of the open sets. W ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheaf
1. to sheave [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sheave
Medical Definition of Sheaf
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