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sheathe

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To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.

To fit or furnish, as with a sheath.

To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.

To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles.

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It is every man's right to choose when to Sheathe the Sword." --- Ingtar Shinowa. Robert Jordan

We shall never sheathe the sword, which we have not lightly drawn. H. H. Asquith

sheathe a sword Source: Internet

sheathe her face Source: Internet

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