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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
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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