n.
 (pl. sheaths  
/ʃiːðz, ʃiːθs/
)
     - a cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
- a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another.
- a protective covering around an electric cable.
- chiefly Brit. a condom.
- 
(also sheath dress)
 a close-fitting dress.
Etymology
  OE scæth, scēath, of Gmc origin; rel. to shed2.