Sheath vs Theca - What's the difference?
sheath | theca |
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
(biology) Any external case or sheath.
(botany) The pollen producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
(medicine) The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle
(microbiology, planktology) The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates
(coral science) The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp
As nouns the difference between sheath and theca
is that sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword while theca is (biology) any external case or sheath.As a verb sheath
is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.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.