ETYM Old Eng. schethe, as. scaeth, sceáth, scęth; akin to os. skęthia, Dutch scheede, German scheide, Old High Germ. sceida, Swed. skida, Dan. skede, Icel. skeithir, pl., and to Eng. shed, v.t, originally meaning, to separate, to part. Related to Shed.
1. A protective case for a knife or sword.
2. An enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part; SYN. case. + prikaži više