sheathed

Put into a sheath; incased in a sheath, as a sword; specifically, in bot., zoöl., and anatomy, having a sheath; put in or capable of being withdrawn into a sheath; invaginated; vaginate.

Covered with sheathing or thin material, inside or outside.

Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.

Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.

Simple past tense and past participle of sheath.

enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination