Translations for „sheathe“ in the English » German Dictionary

sheathe [ʃi:ð] VB trans

1. sheathe (put into sheath):

to sheathe a knife/sword

ein Messer/Schwert in die Scheide stecken

2. sheathe (cover):

to sheathe sth in [or with] sth

etw mit etw dat umhüllen [o. überziehen]

to be sheathed in [or with] ice

eisbedeckt sein

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sheathe a knife/sword

ein Messer/Schwert in die Scheide stecken

to sheathe sth in [or with] sth

etw mit etw dat umhüllen [o. überziehen]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Kayaks made from thin wood sheathed in fiberglass have proven successful, especially as the price of epoxy resin has decreased in recent years.

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It is sheathed in clapboard and has a three bay wing.

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It is sheathed in narrow clapboards and features a fully pedimented portico and a two stage bell tower.

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The first floor is built of brick and above the house is sheathed in shingles.

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The dome's underside is sheathed in quartered oak, and the temple's frieze carries the names of ten famous composers.

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Before plywood became common, tongue and groove boards were also used for sheathing buildings and to construct concrete formwork.

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She was sheathed in copper in 1810 and partially resheathed with copper in 1812.

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It is sheathed in clapboard and rests on a brick foundation.

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It was built about 1817, and is a two-story, log farmhouse sheathed in weatherboard.

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The building dates to the late-18th or early-19th century, and is a two-story, frame building sheathed in weatherboard.

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