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 [ʃiːf]

n pl sheaves [ʃiːvz]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds

2. a bundle of objects tied together

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) the arrows contained in a quiver

vb

(tr) to bind or tie into a sheaf

[Old English sceaf, related to Old High German skoub sheaf, Old Norse skauf tail, Gothic skuft tuft of hair]

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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

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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

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sheaf

noun bundle, mass, pile, bunch, stack, heap, wodge (informal) He took out a sheaf of papers and leafed through them.

Translations

sheaf [ʃiːf] N (sheaves (pl)) (Agr) → gavilla f; [of arrows] → haz m; [of papers] → fajo m, manojo m

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sheaf [ˈʃiːf] [sheaves] (pl) n → gerbe f

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sheaf

n pl <sheaves> (of wheat, corn) → Garbe f; (of arrows etc, papers, notes) → Bündel nt

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sheaf [ʃiːf] n (sheaves (pl)) (Agr) → covone m; (of papers) → fascio

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sheaf [ʃiːf] n (sheaves (pl)) (Agr) → covone m; (of papers) → fascio

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sheaf

n sheaf [ʃiːf]

a bundle usually tied or held together a sheaf of corn/notes. bundel حُزْمَه، غُمْر сноп snop; svazek neg; stak die Garbe,das Bündel δεμάτι, δεσμίδα haz, fajo, manojo kimp دسته lyhde, pinkka gerbe; liasse אֲלוּמָה गट्ठा, पुलिंदा snop, svežanj kéve seikat knippi covone; fascio 束 (곡식의) 단 pėdas, pluoštas kūlis; saišķis; sainītis berkas bundel bunt, knippe; nek wiązka, plik maço vraf; snop пачка; пучок, сноп snop; zväzok snop svežanj kärve, bunt, knippe มัด demet, deste 捆 сніп; в'язанка گٹھا bó, lượm 捆