sheaf
[ sheef ]
/ ʃif /
noun, plural sheaves.
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers.
verb (used with object)
to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.
Origin of sheaf
before 900; Middle English
shefe (noun), Old English
schēaf; cognate with Dutch
schoof sheaf, German
Schaub wisp of straw, Old Norse
skauf tail of a fox
OTHER WORDS FROM sheaf
sheaf·like, adjectiveWords nearby sheaf
shea,
shea butter,
shea nut,
shea tree,
sheading,
sheaf,
shealing,
shear,
shear force,
shear legs,
shear modulus
Example sentences from the Web for sheaf
British Dictionary definitions for sheaf
sheaf
/ (ʃiːf) /
noun plural sheaves (ʃiːvz)
a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds
a bundle of objects tied together
the arrows contained in a quiver
verb
(tr)
to bind or tie into a sheaf
Word Origin for sheaf
Old English
sceaf, related to Old High German
skoub sheaf, Old Norse
skauf tail, Gothic
skuft tuft of hair