1. to put into or cover with a sheath; to encase or enclose
Usage: transitive verb; formal or literary

Examples

• The sword was insheathed in a leather scabbard.
• The cables were insheathed in protective plastic tubing.
• She insheathed the blade carefully before storing it away.
• The pipes were insheathed in insulation to prevent heat loss.
• The artist insheathed the sculpture in a protective covering.