sheaf

sheaf  (shf)

n. pl. sheaves (shvz)

1. A bundle of cut stalks of grain or similar plants bound with straw or twine.

2. A collection of items held or bound together: a sheaf of printouts.

3. An archer's quiver.

tr.v. sheafed, sheaf·ing, sheafs

To gather and bind into a bundle.

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[Middle English sheef, from Old English scaf.]

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sheaf

Noun

pl sheaves

1. a bundle of papers tied together

2. a bundle of reaped corn tied together

Verb

to bind or tie into a sheaf [Old English scēaf]

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Sheaf a collection of things bound together; a large bundle; a cluster of flowers; leaves. See also garb, gavel.

Examples: sheaf of arrows, 1318; of banners, 1863; of barley, 1796; of beans, 1862; of blooms, 1882; of painting brushes, 1855; of columns (of liquid), 1857; of corn, 1717; of fire, 1811; of telegraph forms, 1888; of glass (bundle of six plates), 1402; of grain; of hemp; of jets of flame; of jets of water; of letters, 1865; of librarians; of lines (geometry); of rain, 1888; of rays (light rays); of reeds, 1846; of rye; of snakes, 1631; of spears, 1805; of steel (30 pieces), 1495; of timber, 1534.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sheaf - a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing bundle bale - a large bundle bound for storage or transport faggot, fagot - a bundle of sticks and branches bound together pack - a bundle (especially one carried on the back) parcel, package - a wrapped container swag - a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman

Translations

sheaf [sheaves] [ʃiːf, ʃiːvz] n [of corn] → gavilla; [of arrows] → haz m [of papers] → fajo

sheaf [sheaves , pl ] [ʃiːf, ʃiːvz] n → gerbe f

sheaf [ʃiːf] [sheaves , pl ] n (of corn) → Garbe f;

(of papers) → Bündel nt

sheaf [pl sheaves] [ʃiːf, ʃiːvz] n → covone m

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sheaf

n sheaf [ʃiːf]

a bundle usually tied or held together a sheaf of corn/notes.bundelحُزْمَه، غُمْرснопsnop; svazekneg; stakdie Garbe,das Bündelδεμάτι, δεσμίδαhaz, fajo, manojokimpدستهlyhde, pinkkagerbe; liasseאֲלוּמָהगट्ठा, पुलिंदाsnop, svežanjkéveseikatknippicovone; fascio束(베어낸 곡물의) 단, 묶음pėdas, pluoštaskūlis; saišķis; sainītisberkasbundelbunt, knippe; nekwiązka, plikmaçovraf; snopпачка; пучок, снопsnop; zväzoksnopsvežanjkärve, bunt, knippeมัดdemet, deste捆сніп; в'язанкаگٹھاbó, lượm捆