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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fourreau
"Il a remis son épée dans son fourreau."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A sheath for the blade of a sword, dagger, or other cutting weapon.
"He drew his sword from its scabbard."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French escabert, probably of Germanic origin and related to Old High German schāba 'shave' and bergan 'protect, hide'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scabbard" is said worldwide
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fourreau
Transliteration: fourreau
"Il a remis son épée dans son fourreau."
Scheide
Transliteration: Scheide
"Er zog das Schwert aus der Scheide."
fodero
Transliteration: fodero
"Estrasse la spada dal fodero."
vaina
Transliteration: vaina
"Desenvainó la espada de su vaina."
bainha
Transliteration: bainha
"Ele tirou a espada da bainha."
म्यान
Transliteration: myān
"उसने अपनी तलवार म्यान से बाहर निकाली।"
剑鞘
Transliteration: jiànqiào
"他把宝剑从剑鞘中拔了出来。"
칼집
Transliteration: kaljip
"그는 칼집에서 검을 뽑아 들었다."
鞘
Transliteration: saya
"彼は鞘から刀を抜いた。"
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