different between sheath vs binding

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms], from Old English s??aþ (“sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted). The English word is cognate with Danish skede, Dutch schede, Icelandic skeið, German Scheide, Low German scheed, Norwegian skjede.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sh?th, IPA^(key): /?i??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?i?/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

sheath (plural sheaths)

1. A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
2. (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.

   Synonyms: case, casing, cover, covering, envelope

3. (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
4. (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
5. (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
6. (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
7. (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
8. (Britain, informal) A condom.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:condom

Derived terms

• leaf sheath
• myelin sheath
• sheathy

Related terms

• sheathe
• heliosheath
• resheath, resheathe
• unsheath, unsheathe

Translations

Etymology 2

A variant of sheathe.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sh?th, IPA^(key): /?i?ð/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ið/
• Rhymes: -i?ð

Verb

sheath (third-person singular simple present sheaths, present participle sheathing, simple past and past participle sheathed)

1. Alternative spelling of sheathe

   Antonym: unsheath

Derived terms

• ensheath, insheath
• resheath
• unsheath

References

Further reading

• sheath on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sheath in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• sheath in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• heaths

English

Etymology

From Middle English byndyng; equivalent to bind +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?nd?ing, IPA^(key): /?ba?nd??/
• Hyphenation: bind?ing

Adjective

binding (comparative more binding, superlative most binding)

1. (of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

2. (of food) Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.

Synonyms

• (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured): bounden, obligatory

Antonyms

• (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured): non-binding

Hyponyms

• data-binding

Related terms

• binding agent

Translations

Noun

binding (plural bindings)

1. An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
2. The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
3. (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
4. (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
5. (programming) The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.

   The Python binding is automatically generated.

6. (chemistry) The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

binding

1. present participle of bind

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bindinge. Equivalent to binden +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?n.d??/
• Hyphenation: bin?ding
• Rhymes: -?nd??

Noun

binding f (uncountable)

1. binding, tying, act of applying bonds to someone or of fastening something
2. connection, bond, tie (association or commitment to someone or something)

Derived terms

• bindingsangst

Faroese

Etymology

binda +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?nt??k/

Noun

binding f (genitive singular bindingar, plural bindingar)

1. bond, fixation
2. knitting
3. (grammar) definiteness

Declension

See also

• (definiteness): bundið (definite), óbundið (indefinite)

Middle English

Noun

binding

1. Alternative form of byndyng

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From binde +? -ing

Noun

binding f or m (definite singular bindinga or bindingen, indefinite plural bindinger, definite plural bindingene)

1. a bond, tie

   (chemistry) kjemisk binding - chemical bond

2. a binding, fastening
3. (psyschology) a fixation

Derived terms

• bindingsverk

References

• “binding” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “binding” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From binde +? -ing

Noun

binding f (definite singular bindinga, indefinite plural bindingar, definite plural bindingane)

1. a bond, tie

   (chemistry) kjemisk binding - chemical bond

2. a binding, fastening
3. (psyschology) a fixation

Derived terms

• bindingsverk

References

• “binding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.