ensheathe

[ en-sheeth ]

verb (used with object)

, en·sheathed, en·sheath·ing.

1. to enclose in or as in a sheath; sheathe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensheathe¹

First recorded in 1585–95; en- ¹ + sheathe

Example Sentences

Ador.There is a silentness That answers thee enow, That, like a brazen sound Excluding others, doth ensheathe us round,— Hear it.

From Project Gutenberg

Under its burnished belly slips a ray of eventide, The flickerings of a hundred glowing clouds its tenebrous side With scales of golden mail ensheathe.

From Project Gutenberg