Andre Gide

Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon.

French Novelist

James Herriot

I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love.

British Writer

Often used regarding weapons from historical or fantasy contexts like 'swords' or 'daggers'.

Historical Objects

Can be used figuratively to imply putting away strong emotions or thoughts.

Metaphorical Use

Symbolizes the end of a conflict or readiness to make peace.

End of Conflict

Highlights the protection aspect, especially with hazardous materials like wires or pipes.

Safety Precaution

Commonly used in technical or industrial environment, relates to practical function not aesthetics.

Technical Context

Indicates an action taken to prevent damage or malfunction, such as electrical insulation.

Preventative Action

Refers to the process of applying a protective or insulating layer to building exteriors.

Building Exteriors

Used among professionals in construction, less common in everyday language.

Construction Jargon

Specifically relates to the first layers applied during construction, for structure and insulation.

Foundation Work

 the leopard the back part of the pad is very wide whereas a cheetah track the back part is very very small they both will have three lobes but the other in big one that is different is that the cheetah displays claws when it's in its track where's leopards don't remember lipids cores are sheathed so they cause

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 that holds them together as they divide and reproduce. Before long, microcolonies arise, clusters of cells sheathed in this slimy, glue-like material. Microcolonies grow to become towers, while water channels flow around them,

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 When my father worked on the Hubble Telescope, he said They operated like scrubbed and sheathed In papery green, the room a clean, cold and bright white.

Sheathe