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What is the noun for sheaths?

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sheath

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.
(Britain) 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.
Synonyms:

scabbard, case, casing, holder, cradle, sheathing, sleeve, cask, pouch, receptacle, chamber, cover, covering, housing, container, box, wrapper, repository, vessel, wrapping, envelope, canister, bin, cassette, locker, cast, chest, trunk, cartridge, folder, frame, storage, can, caddy, carton, sack, tin, casket, packet, capsule, pod, pot, cylinder, compact, caisson, package, vat, chassis, safe, crating … more

Examples:

“I make my way off the stool and slide the blade into its sheath around my right leg.”

“The larva wriggles around for a day or two at this level until a loose sheath of epidermal tissue encloses it.”

“This rubber sheath serves to prevent STDs as well as pregnancies.”

sheather

A person who makes sheaths.
A person who sheathes.

sheathing

Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
Synonyms:

casing, covering, cover, jacket, shell, shield, outer layer, case, sheath, sleeve, capsule, encasement, pod, armor, housing, husk, hull, wrapping, wrapper, skin, armour, cocoon, envelope, wrap, coat, integument, lagging, protection, insulation, container, blanket, outside, exterior, cowling, shuck, vessel, carapace, padding, dress, top, guard, awning, lid, tarpaulin, binding, wadding, mantle, packaging, shelter, layer … more

Examples:

“The sheathing forms what is called the blood-thymus barrier, preventing antigen contamination of developing and programmed T lymphocytes.”

sheathings

plural of sheathing
Synonyms:

casings, covering, covers, jackets, shells, shields, sheaths, cases, sleeves, capsules, pods, armour, encasements, armor, cocoons, husks, hulls, housing, skin, wrappers, wrappings, envelopes, wraps, coat, integuments, insulation, lagging, containers, protection, cowlings, outsides, exteriors, blankets, shucks, vessels, carapaces, dress, guards, copes, bark, mantles, caparisons, tops, layers, shelters, tarpaulins, awnings, caps, lids, folders … more

Examples:

“The most voracious cable-muncher in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Australia is the termite, or white ant, which eats through both lead and polythene sheathings.”

sheathers

plural of sheather

sheaths

plural of sheath
Synonyms:

chaff, bran, hulls, husks, pods, capsules, shells, shucks, glumes, pod, shard, seed cases, covering, casings, covers, cases, jackets, armour, armor, housing, cocoons, encasements, integuments, skin, wrappers, sheathings, envelopes, sleeves, coat, wrappings, wraps, coatings, outsides, pericarps, layers, containers, legumes, rinds, bark, crust, veneers, exteriors, surfaces, shields, carapaces, peel, guards, vessels, chrysalises, veils … more

Examples:

“The long fimbriae of the foliage leaf sheaths also help to distinguish this species from others in southeastern Brazil.”

“Possibly, the tendons, as well as tendon sheaths and surrounding bursae, will respond to overuse with inflammation and consequent swelling.”

“The lumen or cell chain is not always clearly visible within all filaments, especially within densely granulated sheaths.”

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