Sheath vs Lamina - What's the difference?
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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
A very thin layer of material.
(anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
(botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.
Sheath is a related term of lamina.
As nouns the difference between sheath and lamina
is that sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword while lamina is lamina.As a verb sheath
is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.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.