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Vaginati :: Vaginati (n. pl.) A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.

Obtundent :: Obtundent (n.) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as demulcent..

Coleorhiza :: Coleorhiza (n.) A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle..

Unsheathe :: Unsheathe (v. t.) To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword..

Sheath :: Sheath (n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard..

Sheathed :: Sheathed (a.) Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath..

Schwann''s White Substance :: Schwann's white substance () The substance of the medullary sheath.

Sheating :: Sheating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheath.

Rhinotheca :: Rhinotheca (n.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.

Exophyllous :: Exophyllous (a.) Not sheathed in another leaf.

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword..

Tubicorn :: Tubicorn (n.) Any ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.

Pronghorn :: Pronghorn (n.) An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually. Called also cabree, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope..

Insheathe :: Insheathe (v. t.) To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe.

Sheathed :: Sheathed (imp. & p. p.) of Sheath.

Case :: Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book..

Bandala :: Bandala (n.) A fabric made in Manilla from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis).

Sheathe :: Sheathe (v. t.) To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles..

Beak :: Beak (n.) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds..

Ligule :: Ligule (n.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.

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