Definition of "sheathes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sheathe. (verb)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sheath. (verb)

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• "For the East End-based narrator of Emily Perkins's Novel About My Wife, these "tawdry plastic sheathes of flowers in memory of a loving colour-photocopied mum or restless young chav who's got in the way of somebody's else's crack-fuelled Stanley knife" are "a new form of urban decoration, mawkish post-Diana grief.""
• "So we decided to take a look at her style and we learned that the actress is fluent in fashion, moving comfortably between old-school Hollywood chic-like silk sheathes or leopard print frocks and riskier moves like gold lamé suits."
• "So we decided to take a look at her style and we learned that the actress is fluent in fashion, moving comfortably between old-school Hollywood chic-like silk sheathes or leopard print frocks and riskier moves like gold lamé suits."