Wrapper vs Sheath - What's the difference?
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Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
*1839 , (Edgar Allan Poe), ‘William Wilson’:
*:‘Please to examine, at your leisure, the inner linings of the cuff of his left sleeve, and the several little packages which may be found in the somewhat capacious pockets of his embroidered morning wrapper .’
One who, or that which, wraps.
(computing) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
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
Wrapper is a related term of sheath.
As nouns the difference between wrapper and sheath
is that wrapper is something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping while sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword.As a verb sheath is
to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.wrapper
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Noun
(en noun)- He proved to be a remarkably efficient wrapper of parcels.
- We need a Perl wrapper for this C++ library.
Synonyms
* (construct that mediates access) * wrapper classUsage notes
* In the computing sense, is often used attributively: one can speak of a “wrapper class”, a “wrapper object”, a “wrapper function”, and so on. More broadly, one can speak of the “wrapper pattern”, which is a general term for the creation and use of such wrappers.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.