1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
2. (Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as
the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.
Sheather
(Sheath"er) n. One who sheathes.
Sheathfish
(Sheath"fish`) n. (Zoöl.) Same as Sheatfish.
Sheathing
(Sheath"ing) p. pr. & a. from Sheathe. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of
grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.
Sheathing
(Sheath"ing), n. That which sheathes. Specifically: (a) The casing or covering of a ship's
bottom and sides; the materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing. (b) (Arch.) The first covering
of boards on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material used for covering; ceiling
boards in general.
Sheathless
(Sheath"less) a. Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
Sheath-winged
(Sheath"-winged`) a. (Zoöl.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.
Sheathy
(Sheath"y) a. Forming or resembling a sheath or case. Sir T. Browne.
Shea tree
(She"a tree`) (Bot.) An African sapotaceous tree from the seeds of which a substance resembling
butter is obtained; the African butter tree.
Sheave
(Sheave) n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skifa a shaving,
slice; cf. Gr. a staff. Cf. Shift, v., Shive.] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in,
and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley.
Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
Sheave
(Sheave), v. t. [See Sheaf of straw.] To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to
collect. Ashmole.
Sheaved
(Sheaved) a. Made of straw. [Obs.] Shak.
Shebander
(Sheb"an*der) n. [Per. shahbandar.] A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies.
[Written also shebunder.]
Shebang
(She*bang") n. [Cf. Shebeen.] A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop. [Slang,U.S.]
Shebeen
(She*been") n. [Of Irish origin; cf. Ir. seapa a shop.] A low public house; especially, a place
where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold. [Ireland]
Shechinah
(She*chi"nah) n. See Shekinah.
Shecklaton
(Sheck"la*ton) n. [Cf. Ciclatoun.] A kind of gilt leather. See Checklaton. [Obs.] Spenser.
Shed
(Shed) n. [The same word as shade. See Shade.] A slight or temporary structure built to shade
or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood
shed.
The first Aletes born in lowly shed.
Fairfax.
Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel.
Sandys.
