Hilt vs Sheath - What's the difference?
hilt | sheath |
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
The base of the penis
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, he draws it again, and just wetting it with spittle, re-enters, and with ease sheath'd it now up to the hilt }}
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 nouns the difference between hilt and sheath
is that hilt is the handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand while sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword.As verbs the difference between hilt and sheath
is that hilt is to provide with a hilt while sheath is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.hilt
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* haftMeronyms
* grip * guard * pommelHolonyms
* swordAnagrams
*sheath
English
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.