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Dissheathe
Dissheathe Dis*sheathe", v. i.
To become unsheathed. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
EsheatedEscheat Es*cheat", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Esheated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Escheating.] (Law)
To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or
the State, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to
hold the same, or by forfeiture.
Note: In this country it is the general rule that when the
title to land fails by defect of heirs or devisees, it
necessarily escheats to the State; but forfeiture of
estate from crime is hardly known in this country, and
corruption of blood is universally abolished. --Kent.
--Bouvier. Insheathe
Insheathe In*sheathe", v. t.
To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe. --Hughes.
Knitting sheathKnitting Knit"ting, n.
1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.
2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones.
Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for
mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.
Knitting ?eedle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with
rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric,
as in stockings.
Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in
knitting. Missheathed
Missheathed Mis*sheathed", a.
Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong
place. --Shak.
Primitive sheathPrimitive Prim"i*tive, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the
first: cf. F. primitif. See Prime, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early
times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,
primitive innocence; the primitive church. ``Our primitive
great sire.' --Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;
characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of
dress.
3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive
verb in grammar.
Primitive axes of co["o]rdinate (Geom.), that system of
axes to which the points of a magnitude are first
referred, with reference to a second set or system, to
which they are afterward referred.
Primitive chord (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of
which is of the same literal denomination as the
fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.
--Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Primitive circle (Spherical Projection), the circle cut
from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.
Primitive colors (Paint.), primary colors. See under
Color.
Primitive Fathers (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian
writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.
325. --Shipley.
Primitive groove (Anat.), a depression or groove in the
epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with
the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of
it.
Primitive plane (Spherical Projection), the plane upon
which the projections are made, generally coinciding with
some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a
meridian.
Primitive rocks (Geol.), primary rocks. See under
Primary.
Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma.
Primitive streak or trace (Anat.), an opaque and
thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the
vertebrate blastoderm.
Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;
antiquated; old-fashioned. SheatfishSheatfish Sheat"fish`, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid,
schaiden.] (Zo["o]l.)
A European siluroid fish (Silurus glanis) allied to the
cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe,
sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See
Siluroid. SheathbillSheathbill Sheath"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Either one of two species of birds composing the genus
Chionis, and family Chionid[ae], native of the islands of
the Antarctic seas.
Note: They are related to the gulls and the plovers, but more
nearly to the latter. The base of the bill is covered
with a saddle-shaped horny sheath, and the toes are
only slightly webbed. The plumage of both species is
white. Sheathed
Sheathed Sheathed, a.
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
Sheather Sheath"er, n.
One who sheathes.
SheathfishSheathfish Sheath"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Sheatfish. SheathingSheathing Sheath"ing, p. pr. & a. from Sheathe.
Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses;
the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants. Sheathless
Sheathless Sheath"less, a.
Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
Sheath-winged
Sheath-winged Sheath"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.
Sheathy
Sheathy Sheath"y, a.
Forming or resembling a sheath or case. --Sir T. Browne.
Tentacle sheathTentacle Ten"ta*cle, n. [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to
handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See Tempt.] (Zo["o]l.)
A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or
branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of
invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense,
prehension, or motion.
Tentacle sheath (Zo["o]l.), a sheathlike structure around
the base of the tentacles of many mollusks. To unsheathe the swordUnsheathe Un*sheathe", v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.]
To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard,
as a sword.
To unsheathe the sword, to make war. UnsheatheUnsheathe Un*sheathe", v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.]
To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard,
as a sword.
To unsheathe the sword, to make war.
Meaning of Sheat from wikipedia
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Sheat Manor is a
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sheats in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sheats is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Charles Christopher Sheats (1839–1904)...
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Sheats Apartments, also
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sometimes mistakenly as the
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Robert Carlton Sheats (September 30, 1915 –
March 9, 1995) was an
American Master Diver in the
United States Navy. He
enlisted in the Navy in 1935 and...
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William Newton Sheat CNZM OBE (1 May 1930 – 20
January 2021) was a New
Zealand lawyer and arts
advocate whose input was
instrumental in many arts organisations...
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William Alfred Sheat (23 May 1899 – 24 May 1982) was a New
Zealand Member of
Parliament for two
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Siluridae is the
nominate family of
catfishes in the
order Siluriformes.
About 105
living species of
silurids are
placed in 12 or 14 genera.
Although silurids...
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Fraser Sheat (born 29
April 1998) is a New
Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class
debut for
Canterbury in the 2017–18
Plunket Shield season on 23...
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month of the
winter season. This
month marks the
start of
Winter (শীত,
Sheat) in the
Bengali calendar. This
month is
named after the star
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