The entire connecting assembly is usually further protected by an enclosing metal sheath.

The bare metal sheath, at earth potential, was considered safe to touch.

Even the cement-brick walls were false fronts over a metal sheath!

This is why laboratory standard thermometers replace the metal sheath with a glass construction.

Her large, dark eyes shifted from the silver-tipped brown metal sheath to the brown hilt.

Lamia ran her hand along the metal sheath.

When manuscripts are encased in metal sheaths, there is a sense that texts could be drawn from them like swords.

Sweat trickled behind the metal sheath and he reached down to try to scratch the skin beneath without success.

Its stern disappeared into a metal sheath beyond the rear end of the outlock.

Smith stared at the door, its metal sheath streaked with old red paint stains.