Definitions
a dress suitable for formal occasions
Word origin
From Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms], from Old English sċēaþ (“sheath”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted).
Used in a sentence
“Nay, neuer beare me hence, diſpatch me heere: / Here ſheath thy Sword, Ile pardon thee my death: [...]”
“Sheath your Dagger: / Be angry when you will, it ſhall haue ſcope: [...]”
“At Sight of thee, the Villain ſheaths his Sword, / Nor ſcales the Wall, to ſteal the wealthy Hoard.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Blade cover”6 letters
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