Armoured vs Sheathed - What's the difference?
armoured | sheathed |
Possessing armour.
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.
(armour)
(sheath)
A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
A tight-fitting dress.
(British) A condom.
The foreskin of certain animals, e.g. dogs and horses.
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
One of the elytra of an insect.
To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
* John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther
As verbs the difference between armoured and sheathed
is that armoured is (armour) while sheathed is (sheath).As an adjective armoured
is possessing armour.armoured
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Alternative forms
* armored (US)Adjective
(head)- The armoured vehicle rolled into the city
- armoured unit, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Synonyms
* (possessing armour) mailed * (military) mechanized, tankVerb
(head)sheathed
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Verb
(head)sheath
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Alternative forms
* sheatheNoun
(sheaths)Synonyms
* (scabbard) scabbard * (long case) ** case ** casing ** cover ** covering ** envelope * (tight-fitting dress) * See alsoVerb
- But when his foe lies prostrate on the plain, / He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane, / And pleased with bloodless honours of the day, / Walks over and disdains th' inglorious prey.