resheathed

Put back in

Resheathed means put back into a sheath after being drawn.

A sword or knife that has been unsheathed is resheathed when returned to its scabbard: He resheathed his blade after the duel.

The term extends to anything covered again after exposure: The building was resheathed in new siding.

protection

scabbard

Protective case for blades

secure · guard · enclosure · containment · storage · preservation

conclusion

scabbard

Protective case for blades

cessation · end · finality · completion · holstering · stowing · securing · withdrawal · disengagement · conclusion

peace

truce

Agreed halt to hostilities

accord · settlement · diplomacy · detente · nonaggression · pacification · surrender · de-escalation · negotiation · rapprochement

ritual

ceremony

Formal event marking occasions

samurai · katana · honor · formality · reverence · knighting · presentation

readiness

preparedness

State of being equipped

reserve · poised · anticipation · deployment · responsiveness

Categories
Opposites
weapon deployment state

resheatheddrawn

Rendered in lines

unsheathed · brandished · bared · drew · pulled

Family

sheath, sheathed, sheaths, sheathing, sheathe, unsheathe, unsheathed, unsheathing, ensheathe

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G