Meaning of vagina | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a sheath, scabbard
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2. the covering, sheath, holder of anything
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3. the hull, husk
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4. the vagina
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5. the sheath of a claw
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Examples

“Avertit hic casus vaginam et gladium educere conanti dextram moratur manum, impeditumque hostes circumsistunt.”

This circumstance turns aside his scabbard and obstructs his right hand when attempting to draw his sword: the enemy crowd around him when [thus] embarrassed.

“Dixit, vaginaque eripit ensem fulmineum, strictoque ferit retinacula ferro.”

He said, and from its scabbard forth he flashed the lightning of his sword, with his sword he struck the hawsers.

“‘inquinet arma situs, cōnātusque aliquis vāgīnā dūcere ferrum adstrictum longā sentiat esse morā.’”

Literally: ‘‘May [rust] stain weapons having been set down, and anyone having tried to draw from the scabbard to be feeling the iron having been tightened by a prolonged delay.’’ Or in more natural English: ‘‘May rust stain disused weapons, and let anyone who tries to pull his sword from the scabbard feel it stuck by long neglect.’’

“Mitte gladium in vaginam.”

Put the sword into its sheath.

“Gladium vaginā proripere.”

To draw a sword from the sheath hastily.

“Omnia quidem principalia viscera membranis propriis ac velut vaginis inclusit providens natura.”

Indeed provident Nature has enclosed all the principal internal organs with special membranes serving as sheaths.

“Cremato eo (corpore), inimici ... remeanti animae veluti vaginam ademerint.”

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