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Sheath vs Blade - What's the difference?

sheath | blade |

As nouns the difference between sheath and blade

is that sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword while blade is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.

As a verb sheath

is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.

sheath

English

Alternative forms

* sheathe

Noun

(sheaths)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (scabbard) scabbard * (long case) ** case ** casing ** cover ** covering ** envelope * (tight-fitting dress) * See also

    Verb

  • To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
  • * John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther
  • 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.

    Antonyms

    * unsheath

    Derived terms

    * resheath * resheathe

    Anagrams

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    blade

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia blade) (en noun)
  • The sharp cutting edge of a knife, chisel, or other tool, a razor blade.
  • The flat functional end of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, screwdriver, skate, etc.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
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  • The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
  • (botany) The thin, flat part of a plant leaf, attached to a stem (petiole). The lamina.
  • A flat bone, especially the shoulder blade.
  • A cut of beef from near the shoulder blade (part of the chuck).
  • The flat part of the tongue.
  • (poetic) A sword or knife.
  • (archaeology) A piece of prepared, sharp-edged stone, often flint, at least twice as long as it is wide; a long flake of ground-edge stone or knapped vitreous stone.
  • (ultimate frisbee) A throw characterized by a tight parabolic trajectory due to a steep lateral attitude.
  • (sailing) The rudder, daggerboard, or centerboard of a vessel.
  • A bulldozer or surface-grading machine with mechanically adjustable blade that is nominally perpendicular to the forward motion of the vehicle.
  • (dated) A dashing young man.
  • * Coleridge
  • He saw a turnkey in a trice / Fetter a troublesome blade .
  • (slang, chiefly, US) A homosexual, usually male.
  • Thin plate, foil.
  • (architecture, in the plural) The principal rafters of a roof.
  • (Weale)
  • The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
  • (De Colange)
  • Airfoil]] in windmills and [[w:windturbine, windturbines.
  • Derived terms

    * axeblade * blade of grass * blade sharpener * bladeless * bladelet * bladelike * bladesmith * doctor blade * gay blade * microblade * oar blade * razor blade, razor-blade, razorblade * rollerblade * shoulder blade, shoulderblade, shoulder-blade * snowblade * switchblade * twayblade

    References

    * Creswell Crags

    Verb

  • (informal) To skate on rollerblades.
  • To furnish with a blade.
  • (poetic) To put forth or have a blade.
  • * P. Fletcher
  • As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded / As ever in the Muses' garden bladed .

    Derived terms

    * hydroblade

    Anagrams

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