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sheath noun

  /ʃiːθ/ , /ʃiθ/
  • (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
 cubierta exterior, envoltura exterior, funda exterior, vaina externa
  • (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
  • (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
 envoltura

sheathe verb

  /ʃið/ , /ʃiːð/
  • (transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
 envainar
myelin sheath
capa de mielina, vaina de mielina
leaf sheath
vaina
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